netop

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

netop (plural netops)

  1. (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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.[1]

Noun

nétop (plural netompaûog)

  1. my friend

References

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

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