neto

See also: Neto, néto, -neto, and -ñeto

Cebuano

Etymology

A reverse spelling of oten.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ne‧to

Noun

neto

1. the penis

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Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese neto, from local Medieval Latin nepto, from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis (“granddaughter”). Cognate with Portuguese neto and Spanish nieto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛto̝/

Noun

neto m (plural netos, feminine neta, feminine plural netas)

1. grandson
2. jack rafter

Derived terms

• netiño
• Neto

Related terms

• bisneto
• neta

Etymology 2

Unknown: attested since the 15th century; lacks cognates in Portuguese or Spanish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛto̝/

Noun

neto m (plural netos)

1. a traditional unit of volume, equivalent to a pint or half a litre
   • 1457, Fernando R. Tato Plaza (ed.), Libro de notas de Álvaro Pérez, notario da Terra de Rianxo e Postmarcos. Santiago: Concello da Cultura Galega, page 173:

     Boa tĩta se deue faser en esta guisa: Para hũu neto de tĩta, õça e media de agalla deitaredes medio açu[n]bre d'agua de chuuja e ferua fasta que mĩgue la metade cõ as ditas agallas quebradas

     The good ink must be prepared in this manner: for preparing a pint of ink, an ounce and a half of oak gall: you'll add half an azumbre [1/2 of 2 l] of rain water, and you'll let it boil till it reduces to the half, with those galls broken in it

   • 1805, anonymous, Representación dos veciños da Pontedeva (in Ramón Mariño Paz, 2008, Papés d'emprenta condenada. A escrita galega entre 1797 e 1846, page 21-23):

     non pode querer ó noso Rey que lle paguemos un carto polo neto do viño, que non podemos vender á ochavo. Os probes non comemos mais ca un pouco de pan, ou bróa ruin, e unhas berzas sin adubo. Si nos quita a pinga do viño, ¿que forza emos ter para traballar as terras?

     our King can't pretend that we pay a quarter by each pint of wine [we consume], when we can't even sell it for half a quarter. We the poor people eat but a little of bread, or bad black bread, and some greens without seasoning. If He takes this little wine, what strength we'll have left for working the lands?

   Synonym: cuartillo

2. (informal) a glass of wine

Derived terms

• netiño

Etymology 3

From Spanish neto, itself from Italian netto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛto̝/

Adjective

neto m (feminine singular neta, masculine plural netos, feminine plural netas)

1. net (remaining after deductions)

References

• “neto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “neto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “neto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “neto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “neto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “neto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “neto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch netto, from Vulgar Latin *nittus < *nit'dus, from syncopation of classical Latin nitidus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈneto]
• Hyphenation: né‧to

Adjective

neto or néto

1. net, free from extraneous substances, remaining after expenses or deductions.

   Synonym: bersih

Alternative forms

• netto

Further reading

• “neto” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Latin

Verb

nētō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of neō

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese neto, derived in masculine from the feminine neta, from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis (“granddaughter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.tu/

Noun

neto m (plural netos, feminine neta, feminine plural netas)

1. grandson, male grandchild

Derived terms

• bisneto
• tataraneto/tetaraneto
• trisneto/trineto/abneto

 

Related terms

• avô/avó

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan or French net, or Italian netto, all from Vulgar Latin *nittus, syncopated from Latin nitidus. Doublet of nítido, a direct borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneto/ [ˈne.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Hyphenation: ne‧to

Adjective

neto (feminine neta, masculine plural netos, feminine plural netas)

1. clean, pure, clear
2. net (remaining after deductions)

Derived terms

• peso neto

 

Further reading

• “neto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014