Netz

/nɛts/

das noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain Technology Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: technology. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Netze

Meaning

  1. net, network; the internet (colloquial: das Netz)

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Cyberspace

Cyberspace is the English loanword, used in a slightly more abstract/sci-fi sense; Netz ("das Netz") is the everyday colloquial word for the internet.

Similar in other languages

English

internet

Close, figuratively — "das Netz" is German colloquial for the internet.

Practice

1 What does Netz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er sucht die Information im ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Netz?

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