nät

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish næt, from Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (to turn, twist, knot).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nät n

  1. net; a mesh of string, cord, or rope.
  2. (fishing) net; a device made from such mesh, generally used for catching fish.
  3. net; a device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
  4. (computing) net; a computer network.
  5. (sports) net; framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, etc.
  6. (sports) net; mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.

Declension

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Declension of nät 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nät nätet nät näten
Genitive näts nätets näts nätens

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