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Internet

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See also: internet and İnternet

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Coined by the U.S. Defense Department in 1986, shortening of internetwork.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    A map of undersea cables as of 2015, which form a vital part of the Internet backbone.

    the Internet

    1. The global, decentralized network of computers which communicate with one another using the Internet protocol suite, which now forms a vital part of global communication, content sharing, and information exchange systems.
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Internet
      • 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreword", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi
        [I]f you think the Internet existed in 1970, I can only guess that the education system has left at least one child behind.
    2. (by extension, informal) The global community of individuals communicating via the Internet.
      • 2024 November 4, Kate Lindsay, “Can We Please Not Politicize Peanut's Death?”, in Vulture[1], archived from the original on 2024-11-24:
        Not to be confused with the Josh Hutcherson Saturday Night Live sketch that's almost impossible to find online, the tragedy of Peanut, an Instagram-famous squirrel that was euthanized late last month, has sent the internet into mourning.

    Usage notes

    Derived terms

    Translations

    References

    Anagrams

    Afrikaans

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Internet.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    Internet (uncountable)

    1. the Internet

    Catalan

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Internet.

    Proper noun

    Internet m

    1. Internet

    Dutch

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Internet.

    Pronunciation

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

    Proper noun

    Internet n

    1. Superseded spelling of internet.

    Finnish

    Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia fi

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Internet.

    Pronunciation

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

    Proper noun

    Internet

    1. (Internet) the Internet

    Declension

    Inflection of Internet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
    nominative Internet
    genitive Internetin
    partitive Internetiä
    illative Internetiin
    singular plural
    nominative Internet
    accusative nom. Internet
    gen. Internetin
    genitive Internetin
    partitive Internetiä
    inessive Internetissä
    elative Internetistä
    illative Internetiin
    adessive Internetillä
    ablative Internetiltä
    allative Internetille
    essive Internetinä
    translative Internetiksi
    abessive Internetittä
    instructive
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of Internet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Internetini
    accusative nom. Internetini
    gen. Internetini
    genitive Internetini
    partitive Internetiäni
    inessive Internetissäni
    elative Internetistäni
    illative Internetiini
    adessive Internetilläni
    ablative Internetiltäni
    allative Internetilleni
    essive Internetinäni
    translative Internetikseni
    abessive Internetittäni
    instructive
    comitative
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Internetisi
    accusative nom. Internetisi
    gen. Internetisi
    genitive Internetisi
    partitive Internetiäsi
    inessive Internetissäsi
    elative Internetistäsi
    illative Internetiisi
    adessive Internetilläsi
    ablative Internetiltäsi
    allative Internetillesi
    essive Internetinäsi
    translative Internetiksesi
    abessive Internetittäsi
    instructive
    comitative
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Internetimme
    accusative nom. Internetimme
    gen. Internetimme
    genitive Internetimme
    partitive Internetiämme
    inessive Internetissämme
    elative Internetistämme
    illative Internetiimme
    adessive Internetillämme
    ablative Internetiltämme
    allative Internetillemme
    essive Internetinämme
    translative Internetiksemme
    abessive Internetittämme
    instructive
    comitative
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Internetinne
    accusative nom. Internetinne
    gen. Internetinne
    genitive Internetinne
    partitive Internetiänne
    inessive Internetissänne
    elative Internetistänne
    illative Internetiinne
    adessive Internetillänne
    ablative Internetiltänne
    allative Internetillenne
    essive Internetinänne
    translative Internetiksenne
    abessive Internetittänne
    instructive
    comitative
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Internetinsä
    accusative nom. Internetinsä
    gen. Internetinsä
    genitive Internetinsä
    partitive Internetiään
    Internetiänsä
    inessive Internetissään
    Internetissänsä
    elative Internetistään
    Internetistänsä
    illative Internetiinsä
    adessive Internetillään
    Internetillänsä
    ablative Internetiltään
    Internetiltänsä
    allative Internetilleen
    Internetillensä
    essive Internetinään
    Internetinänsä
    translative Internetikseen
    Internetiksensä
    abessive Internetittään
    Internetittänsä
    instructive
    comitative

    Synonyms

    French

    French Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia fr

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Internet.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Internet m

    1. the Internet
      Synonyms: internet, Net

    Usage notes

    Generally used without the definite article in French, unlike English; thus "on the Internet" in French is sur Internet.

    German

    German Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia de

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Internet.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    Internet n (strong, genitive Internets or Internet, no plural)

    1. internet

    Usage notes

    • While the genitive Internet is often seen, the more Germanic Internets is more frequently used. For example:
      Der Einfluss des Internets nimmt weiter zu.
      The influence of the internet continues to grow.

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • Internet” in Duden online
    • Internet” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Hunsrik

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Internet.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /intəˈnet/
      • Rhymes: -et
      • Syllabification: In‧ter‧net

      Noun

      Internet n

      1. Internet (the global network of computers)
        Ich hon’s im Internet gesihn.
        I've seen it on the internet.
      2. internet (Internet access or connection)

      References

      • Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Internet”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 83, column 1

      Icelandic

      Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia is

      Etymology

      Borrowed from English Internet.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈɪn̥tɛrˌnɛːt/

      Proper noun

      Internet n (proper noun, genitive singular Internets, nominative plural Internet)

      1. (usually definite) the Internet
        Synonyms: net, alnet, lýðnet

      Declension

      See also

      Italian

      Etymology

      Unadapted borrowing from English Internet.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      Internet f (invariable)

      1. Alternative form of internet

      References

      1. ^ Internet in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

      Anagrams

      Plautdietsch

      Noun

      Internet n

      1. Internet

      Polish

      Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia pl

      Etymology

      Borrowed from English Internet.

      Pronunciation

      Proper noun

      Internet m inan

      1. the Internet

      Declension

      Derived terms

      adjective

      Further reading

      • Internet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • Internet in Polish dictionaries at PWN

      Portuguese

      Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia pt

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

        Unadapted borrowing from English Internet.

        Pronunciation

         
        • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌĩ.teɾˈnɛ.t͡ʃi/
          • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌĩ.teɾˈnɛ.te/

        Proper noun

        Internet f

        1. World Wide Web (an information space on the Internet)
          Synonyms: web, rede, net
        2. Internet (specific internet consisting of the global network of computers)

        Descendants

        • Hunsrik: Internet

        Serbo-Croatian

        Etymology

        Borrowed from English Internet.

        Pronunciation

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

        Proper noun

        Ȉnternet m (Cyrillic spelling И̏нтернет)

        1. Internet

        Swedish

        Etymology

        Borrowed from English Internet.

        Proper noun

        Internet n (genitive Internets)

        1. the (global) Internet