rita

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

rita (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of rta (Vedic principle)

Faroese[edit]

rita' - kittiwake

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse rytr.

Noun[edit]

rita f (genitive singular ritu, plural ritur)

  1. kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Declension[edit]
Declension of rita
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rita ritan ritur riturnar
accusative ritu rituna ritur riturnar
dative ritu rituni ritum ritunum
genitive ritu ritunnar rita ritanna
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse ríta, rita, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (to carve, write), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (to rip, tear).

Verb[edit]

rita (third person singular past indicative ritaði, third person plural past indicative ritað, supine ritað)

  1. to write, to inscribe
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of rita (group v-30)
infinitive rita
supine ritað
participle (a6)1 ritandi ritaður
present past
first singular riti ritaði
second singular ritar ritaði
third singular ritar ritaði
plural rita ritaðu
imperative
singular rita!
plural ritið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *rita, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *rita.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈritɑ/, [ˈrit̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -itɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ri‧ta

Noun[edit]

rita

  1. (hunting) A box trap with three walls with the exit closed once the snare is engaged.

Declension[edit]

Inflection of rita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative rita ridat
genitive ridan ritojen
partitive ritaa ritoja
illative ritaan ritoihin
singular plural
nominative rita ridat
accusative nom. rita ridat
gen. ridan
genitive ridan ritojen
ritainrare
partitive ritaa ritoja
inessive ridassa ridoissa
elative ridasta ridoista
illative ritaan ritoihin
adessive ridalla ridoilla
ablative ridalta ridoilta
allative ridalle ridoille
essive ritana ritoina
translative ridaksi ridoiksi
abessive ridatta ridoitta
instructive ridoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ritani ritani
accusative nom. ritani ritani
gen. ritani
genitive ritani ritojeni
ritainirare
partitive ritaani ritojani
inessive ridassani ridoissani
elative ridastani ridoistani
illative ritaani ritoihini
adessive ridallani ridoillani
ablative ridaltani ridoiltani
allative ridalleni ridoilleni
essive ritanani ritoinani
translative ridakseni ridoikseni
abessive ridattani ridoittani
instructive
comitative ritoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ritasi ritasi
accusative nom. ritasi ritasi
gen. ritasi
genitive ritasi ritojesi
ritaisirare
partitive ritaasi ritojasi
inessive ridassasi ridoissasi
elative ridastasi ridoistasi
illative ritaasi ritoihisi
adessive ridallasi ridoillasi
ablative ridaltasi ridoiltasi
allative ridallesi ridoillesi
essive ritanasi ritoinasi
translative ridaksesi ridoiksesi
abessive ridattasi ridoittasi
instructive
comitative ritoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ritamme ritamme
accusative nom. ritamme ritamme
gen. ritamme
genitive ritamme ritojemme
ritaimmerare
partitive ritaamme ritojamme
inessive ridassamme ridoissamme
elative ridastamme ridoistamme
illative ritaamme ritoihimme
adessive ridallamme ridoillamme
ablative ridaltamme ridoiltamme
allative ridallemme ridoillemme
essive ritanamme ritoinamme
translative ridaksemme ridoiksemme
abessive ridattamme ridoittamme
instructive
comitative ritoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ritanne ritanne
accusative nom. ritanne ritanne
gen. ritanne
genitive ritanne ritojenne
ritainnerare
partitive ritaanne ritojanne
inessive ridassanne ridoissanne
elative ridastanne ridoistanne
illative ritaanne ritoihinne
adessive ridallanne ridoillanne
ablative ridaltanne ridoiltanne
allative ridallenne ridoillenne
essive ritananne ritoinanne
translative ridaksenne ridoiksenne
abessive ridattanne ridoittanne
instructive
comitative ritoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ritansa ritansa
accusative nom. ritansa ritansa
gen. ritansa
genitive ritansa ritojensa
ritainsarare
partitive ritaansa ritojaan
ritojansa
inessive ridassaan
ridassansa
ridoissaan
ridoissansa
elative ridastaan
ridastansa
ridoistaan
ridoistansa
illative ritaansa ritoihinsa
adessive ridallaan
ridallansa
ridoillaan
ridoillansa
ablative ridaltaan
ridaltansa
ridoiltaan
ridoiltansa
allative ridalleen
ridallensa
ridoilleen
ridoillensa
essive ritanaan
ritanansa
ritoinaan
ritoinansa
translative ridakseen
ridaksensa
ridoikseen
ridoiksensa
abessive ridattaan
ridattansa
ridoittaan
ridoittansa
instructive
comitative ritoineen
ritoinensa

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Garo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb[edit]

rita (transitive)

  1. to boil

References[edit]

  • Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon[2], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 370

Iban[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rita

  1. news
  2. fame; reputation

Icelandic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse rytr.

Noun[edit]

rita f (genitive singular ritu, nominative plural ritur)

  1. black-legged kittiwake, kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • ? Translingual: Rissa

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse ríta, rita, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (to carve, write), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (to rip, tear).

Verb[edit]

rita (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ritaði, supine ritað)

  1. to write, to inscribe
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Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

rita

  1. indefinite genitive plural of rit

Latvian[edit]

Noun[edit]

rita m

  1. genitive singular of rits

Lithuanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

rìta

  1. third-person singular present of risti
  2. third-person plural present of risti

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ríta, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (to carve, write), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (to rip, tear).

Verb[edit]

rita (present tense ritar, past tense rita, past participle rita, passive infinitive ritast, present participle ritande, imperative rita/rit)

  1. to sketch vaguely, to carve, to write

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish hrīta, from Old Norse hríta, from from Proto-Germanic *hrītaną (to draw, to scratch).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

rita (present ritar, preterite ritade, supine ritat, imperative rita)

  1. to draw (usually simpler, more line-based pictures or drawings – compare teckna)
    Barnen gillar att rita
    The children like to draw
  2. to design (by making a drawing)
    Huset är ritat av Nisse
    The house is designed ("drawn") by Nisse

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