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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Narragansett netoup, netop (“my friend, companion”). Compare Abenaki nidôba (“my friend”).
Noun
netop (plural netops)
- (US, New England dialect, possibly archaic) Friend.
Usage notes
Formerly used by colonists when greeting Native Americans.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From net + op. Cf. Norwegian Bokmål nettopp, Norwegian Nynorsk nettopp and rarely used Swedish nättupp.
Adverb
netop
- precisely ; 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.
- just, just now
- Han var netop gået da du bankede på.
- He had just left when you knocked.
- Synonyms: lige, just
Narragansett
Etymology
The initial n- represents the first person pronoun.
Noun
nétop (plural netompaûog)
- my friend
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