internet

internet

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English

Etymology 1

The noun is a variant of Internet. The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪntəˌnɛt/
  • (General American) enPR: ĭnʹtərnĕt', IPA(key): /ˈɪn(t)ɚˌnɛt/, [ˈɪntʰɚˌnɛt̚], [ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌnɛt̚]
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

Proper noun

the internet

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“the specific internet consisting of a global network of computers that communicate using Internet Protocol (IP) and that use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to identify the best paths to route those communications”)
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“global community of individuals communicating via the Internet”)
Usage notes
  • See the usage notes at Internet.
Translations

Noun

internet (countable and uncountable, plural internets)

  1. (uncountable) Internet access or connection; internet connectivity.
  2. (countable) Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol; an intranet.
  3. (Internet slang, humorous) A fictitious unit of scoring awarded for making outstanding posts on the internet.
Usage notes

The lowercase spelling "internet" is much more common in popular usage than the capitalized spelling "Internet", whereas, among the ISP companies, the capitalized spelling is still the more-typical form.

Derived terms
  • cable internet
  • dead internet theory
  • internet linguistics
  • internet of things
  • interweb, interwebs
See also
  • Appendix:English internet slang
  • Web

Verb

internet (third-person singular simple present internets, present participle internetting, simple past and past participle internetted)

  1. (intransitive, Internet, informal) To use the internet; specifically, to search for information by using the internet.
Derived terms
  • internetter (rare)
  • internetting (noun) fjbaloch
Translations

Etymology 2

From inter- (prefix meaning ‘amid, among; between’) +‎ net (“to form a netting or network”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪntəˌnɛt/, /ˌɪntəˈnɛt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪntɚˌnɛt/, /ˌɪntɚˈnɛt/, [-ɾɚ-]
  • (one pronunciation)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

Verb

internet (third-person singular simple present internets, present participle internetting, simple past and past participle internetted) (ambitransitive)

  1. (archaic, rare) To entwine or link (several things) together, so as to form a network; to interconnect, to network.
    Synonym: interweave
  2. (specifically, networking) To connect (a computer, an electronic device, etc.) into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
Derived terms
  • internetted (adjective)
  • internetting (noun)
Translations

References

Anagrams

  • renitent

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From English Internet.

Pronunciation

Noun

internet (definite accusative interneti, plural internetlər)

  1. the Internet, the web
    internet səhifəsi ― webpage
    internet saytı ― internet site
    internet istifadəçisi ― internet user
    internet şəbəkəsi ― the internet network
    internet xidmətləri ― web-based services
    internet resursları ― internet resources
    internet senzurası ― internet censorship
    internet vasitəsilə ― via internet
    internetə girmək ― to go on the internet
    internetə qoşulmaq ― to connect to the internet
    yüksək sürətli internet ― high-speed internet
    geniş zolaqlı internet ― broadband internet

Declension

Further reading

  • “internet” in Obastan.com.

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [in.tərˈnɛt]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [in.tərˈnət]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [in.teɾˈnet]

Noun

internet m (plural internets)

  1. internet

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English internet.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

Noun

internet

  1. internet
    1. any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol
    2. the Internet, the largest global internet
    3. an internet connection, internet connectivity, access to the internet

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian интернет (internet)

Noun

internet

  1. internet

Declension

References

  • “internet”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɪntɛrnɛt]
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

Noun

internet m inan

  1. the Internet
  2. internet (any set of computer networks)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “internet”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Noun

internet n (singular definite internettet, not used in plural form)

  1. internet

Synonyms

  • nettet

Related terms

  • internetforbindelse

See also

  • WWW, World Wide Web

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Internet (proper noun) (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪn.tərˌnɛt/
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

Noun

internet n (uncountable, diminutive internetje n)

  1. Internet (specific internet consisting of the global network of computers)

Derived terms

Verb

internet

  1. inflection of internetten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Further reading

  • “internet” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
  • internet on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈint(ː)ernet/, [ˈin̪t̪(ː)e̞rne̞t̪]
  • Rhymes: -internet
  • Hyphenation(key): in‧ter‧net

Noun

internet

  1. internet
    Synonym: netti

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “internet”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[8] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Etymology

English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.nɛt/

Noun

internet m (usually uncountable, plural internets)

  1. the Internet

Further reading

  • “internet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • inertent

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Noun

internet f (uncountable)

  1. internet

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈintɛrnɛt]
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

internet (plural internetek)

  1. (computing, Internet) Internet (specific internet consisting of the global network of computers)
    Synonym: (informal) net

Declension

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from English internet.

Noun

internet n (genitive singular internets, no plural)

  1. internet

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

From English internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪntərˈnɛt̚]
  • Hyphenation: in‧têr‧nèt

Noun

internet (plural internet-internet)

  1. internet

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “internet” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Alternative forms

  • Internet

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈin.terˌnɛt/, /ˌin.terˈnɛt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt
  • Hyphenation: ìn‧ter‧net, in‧ter‧nèt

Noun

internet f (uncountable)

  1. internet

Adjective

internet (invariable)

  1. (relational) web, internet

References

Anagrams

  • nitrente, trentine

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English internet.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Malaysian) IPA(key): /intə(r)net/, [intənɛt̚]

Noun

internét (Jawi spelling اينترنيت, plural internet-internet)

  1. an internet

Further reading

  • “internet” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English internet.

Pronunciation

Noun

internet f (usually uncountable, plural internets)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Internet
  2. internet (an internet connection, internet connectivity, access to the internet.)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /înternet/
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

Noun

ȉnternet m (Cyrillic spelling и̏нтернет)

  1. internet

References

  • “internet”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈinternet]

Noun

internet m inan (relational adjective internetový)

  1. the Internet
  2. internet (any set of computer networks)

Declension

Derived terms

  • internetista
  • internetovať
  • internetovo

Further reading

  • “internet”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inteɾˈnet/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾˈnet̪]
  • Rhymes: -et
  • Syllabification: in‧ter‧net

Noun

internet m or f same meaning (uncountable)

  1. internet

Usage notes

  • Internet is an ambiguous noun with no definite gender; both el and la are used.

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “internet”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • Internet

Etymology

Borrowed from English Internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪntɛrnɛt/, /ɪntɛrˈnɛt/

Noun

internet n (indeclinable)

  1. internet

Derived terms

See also

  • nät

References

  • internet in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • internet in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • Svensk MeSH

Turkish

Etymology

From English internet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /intæɾˈnet/

Noun

internet (definite accusative interneti, uncountable)

  1. internet
    Synonym: genel ağ

Declension

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