neto

See also: Neto and néto

Cebuano

Etymology

A reverse spelling of oten.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ne‧to

Noun

neto

  1. the penis

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese neto, from local Medieval Latin nepto,[1] from Vulgar 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

Etymology 2

Unknown: attested since the 15 century; not know 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, a 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. (familiar) 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

  1. ↑ "Nepto" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.

Latin

Verb

nētō

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

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. grandson, male grandchild

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan or French net, or Italian netto, from Latin nitidus. Doublet of nítido.

Adjective

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

  1. net (remaining after deductions)
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