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net.

clean

3 characters1 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈne̞t]Northern[ˈnət]Balearic[ˈnɛt]Central[ˈnet]Northwestern, Valencia
  1. clean

  2. net

  3. (of a castell) built without a pinya, or without a folre or manilles when it would normally have these

Where this word comes from

From Old Catalan net, from Vulgar Latin *nittus, syncopated from Latin nitidus (“bright, clear”). Doublet of nèdol ('pasturage'), from Old Catalan nèdeu (“clean”), from nitidus- but without the early syncope. Compare also French net, Italian netto.

adv[ˈne̞t]Northern[ˈnət]Balearic[ˈnɛt]Central[ˈnet]Northwestern, Valencia
  1. cleanly

Where this word comes from

From Old Catalan net, from Vulgar Latin *nittus, syncopated from Latin nitidus (“bright, clear”). Doublet of nèdol ('pasturage'), from Old Catalan nèdeu (“clean”), from nitidus- but without the early syncope. Compare also French net, Italian netto.

noun[ˈne̞t]Northern[ˈnet]Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia
  1. grandson

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Derived in masculine from the feminine neta, from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis (“granddaughter”). Compare Portuguese neto and Spanish nieto.

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