Netz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Netz.

Proper noun

Netz (plural Netzes)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Netz is the 38265th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 579 individuals. Netz is most common among White (93.96%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Middle High German netze, from Old High German nezzi, from Proto-West Germanic *nati.

Akin to Dutch net, Low German Nett, English net, Danish net, Swedish nät.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛt͡s/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Netz n (strong, genitive Netzes, plural Netze)

  1. net; web; mesh (construction of interwoven fibres, e.g. that of a fisher, a spider, etc.)
  2. (general, also telecommunications) network; grid (a system, often interconnected, that covers a certain area)
    Synonym: Netzwerk
  3. (informal, telecommunications) signal (connection to a network)
    Synonym: Verbindung
  4. (informal, with definite article) the internet
    Synonym: Internet

Declension

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • Internetz

Further reading

  • Netz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Netz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Netz” in Duden online
  • Netz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnet͡s/
  • Rhymes: -ets
  • Syllabification: Netz

Noun

Netz n (plural Netz, diminutive Netzje)

  1. net

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Netz”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German netze, from Old High German nezzi. Cognate with German Netz, Dutch net, English net, Icelandic net.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /næt͡s/

Noun

Netz n (plural Netzer)

  1. net