"Netz" meaning in German

See Netz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /nɛt͡s/ Audio: De-Netz.ogg
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. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|netze}} Middle High German netze, {{inh|de|goh|nezzi}} Old High German nezzi, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*nati}} Proto-West Germanic *nati, {{cog|nl|net}} Dutch net, {{cog|nds|Nett}} Low German Nett, {{cog|en|net}} English net, {{cog|da|net}} Danish net, {{cog|sv|nät}} Swedish nät Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Netz n (strong, genitive Netzes, plural Netze) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Netzes [genitive], Netze [plural], strong [table-tags], Netz [nominative, singular], Netze [definite, nominative, plural], Netzes [genitive, singular], Netze [definite, genitive, plural], Netz [dative, singular], Netze [dative, singular], Netzen [dative, definite, plural], Netz [accusative, singular], Netze [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. net; web; mesh (construction of interwoven fibres, e.g. that of a fisher, a spider, etc.) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Netz-de-noun-A6uPbWHI Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 30 25 22 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 34 22 20 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 23 22 15
  2. (general, also telecommunications) network; grid (a system, often interconnected, that covers a certain area) Tags: also, general, neuter, strong Synonyms: Netzwerk
    Sense id: en-Netz-de-noun-yz-aUHaf Categories (other): Telecommunications, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 30 25 22 23 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
  3. (informal, telecommunications) signal (connection to a network) Tags: informal, neuter, strong Synonyms: Verbindung
    Sense id: en-Netz-de-noun-4kiyfR8B Categories (other): Telecommunications, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 30 25 22 23 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
  4. (informal, with definite article) the internet Tags: informal, neuter, strong, with-definite-article Synonyms: Internet
    Sense id: en-Netz-de-noun-kkrfwm-J Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 30 25 22 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Deckennetzspinne, netzartig, Netzflügler, netzförmig, Netzkabel, Netzspannung, Netzwanze, Netzwerk, vernetzen Related terms: Internetz
Hyponyms: Auffangnetz, Einkaufsnetz, Festnetz, Fischernetz, Fischnetz, Funknetz (english: radio network), Haarnetz, Haubennetzspinne, Mobilfunknetz, Spinnennetz, Telefonnetz, Tornetz

Inflected forms

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    {
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Netzen",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Netz",
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      "word": "Auffangnetz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Einkaufsnetz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Festnetz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Fischernetz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Fischnetz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "radio network",
      "translation": "radio network",
      "word": "Funknetz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Haarnetz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Haubennetzspinne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Mobilfunknetz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Spinnennetz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Telefonnetz"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    }
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        {
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        "(informal, telecommunications) signal (connection to a network)"
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        {
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        }
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        "strong"
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        "the internet"
      ],
      "id": "en-Netz-de-noun-kkrfwm-J",
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      ],
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        }
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        "neuter",
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        "with-definite-article"
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/nɛt͡s/"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Netz.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Netz"
}
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    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
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      "word": "netzartig"
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    },
    {
      "word": "netzförmig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Netzkabel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Netzspannung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Netzwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Netzwerk"
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      "word": "vernetzen"
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      "args": {
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Netzes",
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        "genitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Netze",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "Netz",
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      "form": "Netze",
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      "form": "Netzes",
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    {
      "form": "Netze",
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    {
      "form": "Netz",
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    {
      "form": "Netze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Netzen",
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        "dative",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Netz",
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      "form": "Netze",
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "Auffangnetz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Einkaufsnetz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Festnetz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fischernetz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fischnetz"
    },
    {
      "english": "radio network",
      "translation": "radio network",
      "word": "Funknetz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Haarnetz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Haubennetzspinne"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mobilfunknetz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spinnennetz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Telefonnetz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tornetz"
    }
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  "lang": "German",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "Internetz"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "net; web; mesh (construction of interwoven fibres, e.g. that of a fisher, a spider, etc.)"
      ],
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        [
          "net",
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        ],
        [
          "web",
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          "mesh",
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      ],
      "tags": [
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    },
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        "network; grid (a system, often interconnected, that covers a certain area)"
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        [
          "network",
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        "(general, also telecommunications) network; grid (a system, often interconnected, that covers a certain area)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Netzwerk"
        }
      ],
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        "strong"
      ],
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        "natural-sciences",
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        "telecommunications"
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    },
    {
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        "German informal terms",
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      "glosses": [
        "signal (connection to a network)"
      ],
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          "telecommunications"
        ],
        [
          "signal",
          "signal"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, telecommunications) signal (connection to a network)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Verbindung"
        }
      ],
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        "informal",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
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        "communications",
        "electrical-engineering",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "telecommunications"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the internet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "internet",
          "internet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, with definite article) the internet"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Internet"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "neuter",
        "strong",
        "with-definite-article"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/nɛt͡s/"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Netz"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable German dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-12-23 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-12-02 using wiktextract (6fdc867 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.