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netop

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Narragansett netoup, netop (“my friend, companion”). Compare Abenaki nidôba (“my friend”).

Noun edit

netop (plural netops)

  1. (US, New England dialect, possibly archaic) Friend.

Usage notes edit

Formerly used by colonists when greeting Native Americans.

Anagrams edit

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From net +‎ op. Cf. Norwegian Bokmål nettopp, Norwegian Nynorsk nettopp and rarely used Swedish nättupp.

Adverb edit

netop

  1. precisely [this]; [this] very
    Det er ironisk nok netop denne egenskab der forhindrer dem i at fortsætte.
    It is, ironically enough, precisely this property that prevents them from continuing.
    It is, ironically enough, this very property that prevents them from continuing.
  2. just, just now
    Han var netop gået da du bankede på.
    He had just left when you knocked.
    Synonyms: lige, just

Narragansett edit

Etymology edit

The initial n- represents the first person pronoun.[1]

Noun edit

nétop (plural netompaûog)

  1. my friend

References edit

  1. ^ Lilian Burleigh Miner (1925) Our State: Rhode Island, Providence: Oxford Press, →OCLC, page 20

Further reading edit

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