nett

Meaning

  1. nice; friendly; likable
  2. kind; sweet; helpful
  3. nice; okay; decent; often expressing a more reluctant praise

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

nett

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gattig

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

nätt

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

syyferlig

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

laiìg

Zürich

Zürich

nett

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/nɛt/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch net (“neat, decent, pretty”), from Old French net (“neat, decent”), from Latin nitidus. Compare English neat.

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