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)əɹˌnɛt/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.ʈəˌnɛʈ/, /ɪnˈʈɜʳˌnɛʈ/ 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. (Internet slang, humorous) The knowledge or ability to read the room, especially to avoid being politically incorrect, chiefly to make light of someone's lack of such knowledge, implied to be gained only from active use of social media. ===== 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. Sense 4 is generally but not exclusively indicated by colloquial (sometimes affected) use of don't have or don't got. ===== 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]‎[9] (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)ˈnet/ [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): /internet/, [ˈinternet] Rhymes: -ernet Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net === 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 [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “internet”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English internet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /intæɾˈnet/ === Noun === internet (definite accusative interneti, uncountable) internet Synonym: genel ağ ==== Declension ====