Internet
English
Alternative forms
- internet (see Usage notes below)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Coined by the U.S. Defense Department in 1986, shortening of internetwork.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪntəˌnɛt/
- (US) enPR: ĭnʹtərnĕt', IPA(key): /ˈɪn(t)ɚˌnɛt/, [ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌnɛt]
Audio (UK): (file) - Hyphenation: Inter‧net
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Proper noun
the Internet
- 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.
- (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
- When referring to the global internet, the proper noun was originally usually capitalised (Internet), reserving internet with a lowercase i for the common noun, referring to any other set of computer networks connected by internetworking; however, increasingly, the proper noun sense also takes a lowercase i. Compare similar examples in how the proper names for the Sun (the sun), the Moon (the moon), the Universe (the universe), and the World (the world) are variably capitalized in English orthography.
- The internet, the World Wide Web (the Web, the web), and cyberspace are often loosely treated as synonymous, but in careful usage, each of those terms has a more precise meaning, overlapping in a semantic field.
Derived terms
- break the Internet
- front page of the Internet
- Internet feed
- Internet of Everything
- Internet of Things
- Swatch Internet Time
- the Internet never forgets
Related terms
Translations
specific internet consisting of the global network of computers
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References
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
Borrowed from English Internet.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
Internet (uncountable)
- the Internet
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from English Internet.
Proper noun
Internet m
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English Internet.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Internet n
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English Internet.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Internet
Declension
| Inflection of Internet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| 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 | — | — | |
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Synonyms
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English Internet.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Internet m
Usage notes
Generally used without the definite article in French, unlike English; thus "on the Internet" in French is sur Internet.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English Internet.
Pronunciation
Noun
Internet n (strong, genitive Internets or Internet, no plural)
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
Declension of Internet [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Derived terms
Further reading
Hunsrik
Etymology
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Internet.
Pronunciation
Noun
Internet n
- Internet (the global network of computers)
- Ich hon’s im Internet gesihn.
- I've seen it on the internet.
- 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
Etymology
Borrowed from English Internet.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Internet n (proper noun, genitive singular Internets, nominative plural Internet)
Declension
Declension of Internet (neuter)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Internet | Internetið | Internet | Internetin |
| accusative | Internet | Internetið | Internet | Internetin |
| dative | Interneti | Internetinu | Internetum | Internetunum |
| genitive | Internets | Internetsins | Interneta | Internetanna |
See also
- veraldarvefur (“World Wide Web”)
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Internet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈin.ter.net/, /in.terˈnɛt/[1]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -internet, -ɛt
- Hyphenation: Ìn‧ter‧net, In‧ter‧nèt
Noun
Internet f (invariable)
- Alternative form of internet
References
- ^ Internet in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Plautdietsch
Noun
Internet n
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Internet.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Internet m inan
- the Internet
Declension
Declension of Internet
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Internet |
| genitive | Internetu |
| dative | Internetowi |
| accusative | Internet |
| instrumental | Internetem |
| locative | Internecie |
| vocative | Internecie |
Derived terms
adjective
Further reading
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Internet.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Internet f
- World Wide Web (an information space on the Internet)
- Internet (specific internet consisting of the global network of computers)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Hunsrik: Internet
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Internet.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ȉnternet m (Cyrillic spelling И̏нтернет)
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Internet.
Proper noun
Internet n (genitive Internets)
- the (global) Internet
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Italic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁en-
- English coinages
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɛt
- Rhymes:English/ɛt/3 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English informal terms
- English terms with quotations
- en:Internet
- Afrikaans terms borrowed from English
- Afrikaans terms derived from English
- Afrikaans terms with audio pronunciation
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans nouns
- Afrikaans uncountable nouns
- af:Internet
- Catalan terms borrowed from English
- Catalan terms derived from English
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan proper nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- ca:Internet
- Dutch terms borrowed from English
- Dutch terms derived from English
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- Dutch superseded forms
- Finnish terms borrowed from English
- Finnish terms derived from English
- Finnish 3-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/internet
- Rhymes:Finnish/internet/3 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- fi:Internet
- Finnish risti-type nominals
- Finnish uncountable nouns
- French terms borrowed from English
- French terms derived from English
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- German terms borrowed from English
- German terms derived from English
- German 3-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German uncountable nouns
- German neuter nouns
- German terms with usage examples
- de:Internet
- Hunsrik terms derived from English
- Hunsrik terms derived from Middle English
- Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Hunsrik terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁en-
- Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Hunsrik terms borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese
- Hunsrik terms derived from Latin
- Hunsrik terms derived from Old English
- Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Hunsrik terms derived from Brazilian Portuguese
- Hunsrik 3-syllable words
- Hunsrik terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hunsrik/et
- Rhymes:Hunsrik/et/3 syllables
- Hunsrik lemmas
- Hunsrik nouns
- Hunsrik neuter nouns
- Hunsrik terms with usage examples
- hrx:Internet
- Icelandic terms borrowed from English
- Icelandic terms derived from English
- Icelandic 3-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic neuter nouns
- is:Internet
- Italian terms borrowed from English
- Italian unadapted borrowings from English
- Italian terms derived from English
- Italian 3-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Italian terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/internet
- Rhymes:Italian/internet/3 syllables
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛt
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛt/3 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian indeclinable nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- it:Internet
- Plautdietsch lemmas
- Plautdietsch proper nouns
- Plautdietsch neuter nouns
- Polish terms borrowed from English
- Polish terms derived from English
- Polish 3-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛrnɛt
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛrnɛt/3 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish proper nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish inanimate nouns
- Polish singularia tantum
- pl:Internet
- Portuguese terms derived from Middle English
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁en-
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Portuguese terms derived from English
- Portuguese terms derived from Old English
- Portuguese terms borrowed from English
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- Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- pt:Internet
- Serbo-Croatian terms borrowed from English
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from English
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian proper nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- sh:Internet
- Swedish terms borrowed from English
- Swedish terms derived from English
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
- sv:Internet