internet

== 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/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ɪɳʈə(ː)(r)nɛʈ/ Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net ==== Proper noun ==== the internet 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”). 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) (uncountable) Internet access or connection; internet connectivity. (countable) Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol; an intranet. (Internet slang, humorous) A fictitious unit of scoring awarded for making outstanding posts on the internet. ===== Usage notes ===== The lower-case form of internet is much more common in popular usage than the capitalized form Internet, whereas, among ISP companies, the capitalized form is still the typical form. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== Appendix:English internet slang Web ==== Verb ==== internet (third-person singular simple present internets, present participle internetting, simple past and past participle internetted) (intransitive, Internet, informal) To use the internet; specifically, to search for information by using the internet. ===== Derived terms ===== internetter (rare) internetting (noun) ===== 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) (archaic, rare) To entwine or link (several things) together, so as to form a network; to interconnect, to network. Synonym: interweave (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 === Oxford Learner's Dictionaries – Internet NIST Computer Security Resource Center – Internet FCC – Internet Access Services Cambridge Dictionary – Internet === Anagrams === renitent == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === From English Internet. === Pronunciation === === Noun === internet (definite accusative interneti, plural internetlər) 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) internet == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from English internet. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net === Noun === internet internet any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol the Internet, the largest global internet an internet connection, internet connectivity, access to the internet == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian интернет (internet) === Noun === internet 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 the Internet internet (any set of computer networks) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “internet”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Internet. === Noun === internet n (singular definite internettet, not used in plural form) 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) Internet (specific internet consisting of the global network of computers) ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === internet inflection of internetten: first/second/third-person singular present indicative 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 Syllabification(key): in‧ter‧net Hyphenation(key): in‧ter‧net === Noun === internet 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 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === English Internet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.nɛt/ === Noun === internet m (usually uncountable, plural internets) 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) internet == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Internet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈintɛrnɛt] Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === internet (plural internetek) (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) internet ==== Declension ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === From English internet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɪntərˈnɛt̚] Hyphenation: in‧têr‧nèt === Noun === internet (plural internet-internet) internet ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “internet”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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 m or f (uncountable) internet === Adjective === internet (invariable) (relational) web, internet === References === === Anagrams === nitrente, trentine == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from English internet. === Pronunciation === (English-based) IPA(key): /ˌintə(r)ˈnɛt/ [ˌin̪.t̪ə(r)ˈnɛt̪̚] Rhymes: -ɛt Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net === Noun === internét (Jawi spelling اينترنيت, plural internet-internet or internet2) internet === Further reading === "internet" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English internet. === Pronunciation === === Noun === internet f (usually uncountable, plural internets) alternative letter-case form of Internet internet (an internet connection, internet connectivity, access to the internet.) === Further reading === “internet”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Internet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /înternet/ Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net === Noun === ȉnternet m inan (Cyrillic spelling и̏нтернет) internet === References === “internet”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Internet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈinternet] === Noun === internet m inan (relational adjective internetový) the Internet 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, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === Internet === 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) 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Alternative forms === Internet === Etymology === Borrowed from English Internet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪntɛrnɛt/, /ɪntɛrˈnɛt/ === Noun === internet n (indeclinable) internet ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== nät === References === internet in Svensk ordbok (SO) internet in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) Svensk MeSH == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English internet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /intæɾˈnet/ === Noun === internet (definite accusative interneti, uncountable) internet Synonym: genel ağ ==== Declension ====