rita

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rita"

English

Noun

rita (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of rta (“Vedic principle”).
2. Alternative form of ritha (“fish”)

Faroese

rita' - kittiwake

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːta/
• Rhymes: -iːta
• Homophones: ryta, ritað

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rytr.

Noun

rita f (genitive singular ritu, plural ritur)

1. kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

Declension

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

Synonyms

• ryta

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

1. to write, to inscribe

   rita inn/út ― log in/out

Conjugation

Conjugation of rita (group v-30)

infinitive	rita
supine	ritað
	present	past
first singular	riti	ritaði
second singular	ritar	ritaði
third singular	ritar	ritaði
plural	rita	ritaðu
participle (a6)1	ritandi	ritaður
	imperative
singular	rita!
plural	ritið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Synonyms

• skriva

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

rita

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

Declension

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 ritain rare
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 ritaini rare 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 ritaisi rare 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 ritaimme rare 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 ritainne rare 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 ritainsa rare 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

Derived terms

• Rita
• Ritala
• Ritanen

compounds

• Ridanpää
• Ritamäki

Further reading

• “rita”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• tari

Garo

Etymology

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

Verb

rita (transitive)

1. to boil

References

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

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɪta/

Noun

rita

1. news
2. fame; reputation

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪːta/
• Rhymes: -ɪːta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rytr.

Noun

rita f (genitive singular ritu, nominative plural ritur)

1. black-legged kittiwake, kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

Declension

Declension of rita (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rita	ritan	ritur	riturnar
accusative	ritu	rituna	ritur	riturnar
dative	ritu	ritunni	ritum	ritunum
genitive	ritu	ritunnar	rita	ritanna

Descendants

• →? Translingual: Rissa

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

1. to write, to inscribe

   Synonym: skrifa

Conjugation

rita – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að rita
supine sagnbót		ritað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		ritandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	rita	ritaði		riti	ritaði
	þú	ritar	ritaðir		ritir	ritaðir
	hann, hún, það	ritar	ritaði		riti	ritaði
plural	við	ritum	rituðum		ritum	rituðum
	þið	ritið	rituðuð		ritið	rituðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	rita	rituðu		riti	rituðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	rita (þú), ritaðu
plural	þið	ritið (þið), ritiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

ritast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að ritast
supine sagnbót		ritast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		ritandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	ritast	ritaðist		ritist	ritaðist
	þú	ritast	ritaðist		ritist	ritaðist
	hann, hún, það	ritast	ritaðist		ritist	ritaðist
plural	við	ritumst	rituðumst		ritumst	rituðumst
	þið	ritist	rituðust		ritist	rituðust
	þeir, þær, þau	ritast	rituðust		ritist	rituðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	ritast (þú), ritastu
plural	þið	ritist (þið), ritisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

ritaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	ritaður	rituð	ritað	ritaðir	ritaðar	rituð
accusative (þolfall)	ritaðan	ritaða	ritað	ritaða	ritaðar	rituð
dative (þágufall)	rituðum	ritaðri	rituðu	rituðum	rituðum	rituðum
genitive (eignarfall)	ritaðs	ritaðrar	ritaðs	ritaðra	ritaðra	ritaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	ritaði	ritaða	ritaða	rituðu	rituðu	rituðu
accusative (þolfall)	ritaða	rituðu	ritaða	rituðu	rituðu	rituðu
dative (þágufall)	ritaða	rituðu	ritaða	rituðu	rituðu	rituðu
genitive (eignarfall)	ritaða	rituðu	ritaða	rituðu	rituðu	rituðu

Derived terms

• rita fullum stöfum (“write unabbreviated”)
• rita orð fullum stöfum (“write a word unabbreviated”)

Related terms

• rit
• ritari
• ritning

Etymology 3

Noun

rita

1. indefinite genitive plural of rit

Latvian

Noun

rita m

1. genitive singular of rits

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrʲɪt̪ɐ]

Verb

ri̇̀ta

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• rite (Bokmål also)

Etymology

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

Verb

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

References

• “rita” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of rita (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	rita		ritas
supine	ritat		ritats
imperative	rita		—
imper. plural1	riten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	ritar	ritade	ritas	ritades
ind. plural1	rita	ritade	ritas	ritades
subjunctive2	rite	ritade	rites	ritades
present participle		ritande
past participle		ritad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• avrita
• ritare
• ritbord
• ritbräde
• ritning
• ritstift

See also

• krita
• rista
• skissa
• teckna

References

• “rita”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “rita”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “rita”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• riat, tar i