rito

See also: Rito

English

Etymology 1

Noun

rito (uncountable)

1. The young leaves of the coconut palm, used in traditional weaving in the Pacific.

Etymology 2

From New Mexico and Colorado Spanish rito, from Spanish río + -ito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹitoʊ/

Noun

rito (plural ritos)

1. (US, rare) A stream in the western US.
   • 1961, New Mexico Wildlife, volumes 6-10, page 3:

     Many small streams and ritos flow down the slopes feeding the Rio Puerco, Chama and Jemez Rivers.

   • 1994, Roberto Andrés Lucero, Sangre Del Monte, page 125:

     […] to form tiny rills that descended and gathered into larger rititos that rollicked and frollicked as they tumbled down into the ritos that carried the spring run-offs and summer rains across alpine meadows […]

   • 2010, A. Kyce Bello, The Return of the River, page 192:

     On this day all the waters of the earth are blessed, the seas, the rivers and the ritos, the clear forest streams and all the muddy acequias meandering through the fields.

Further reading

• 1998, New Mexico's Wilderness Areas: The Complete Guide, page 89: "The trail parallels the tranquil little stream, or rito, until suddenly the stream leaps from a basalt ledge to dive 70 feet in a graceful, beautiful waterfall."

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrito/

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• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: ri‧to

Noun

rito (accusative singular riton, plural ritoj, accusative plural ritojn)

1. rite

Italian

Etymology

From Latin rītus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈri.to/
• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: rì‧to

Noun

rito m (plural riti)

1. rite; ritual

Derived terms

• di rito (“customary, usual”)
• rituale

Anagrams

• Tiro, irto, orti, otri, roti, tiro, tirò, tori, trio

Latin

Etymology 1

Back-formation from irrītō

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈriː.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈriː.to]

Verb

rītō (present infinitive rītāre, perfect active rītāvī, supine rītātum); first conjugation

1. (Late Latin) to excite

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Priscian to this entry?)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of rītō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	rītō		rītās		rītat		rītāmus		rītātis		rītant
	imperfect	rītābam		rītābās		rītābat		rītābāmus		rītābātis		rītābant
	future	rītābō		rītābis		rītābit		rītābimus		rītābitis		rītābunt
	perfect	rītāvī		rītāvistī		rītāvit		rītāvimus		rītāvistis		rītāvērunt, rītāvēre
	pluperfect	rītāveram		rītāverās		rītāverat		rītāverāmus		rītāverātis		rītāverant
	future perfect	rītāverō		rītāveris		rītāverit		rītāverimus		rītāveritis		rītāverint
passive	present	rītor		rītāris, rītāre		rītātur		rītāmur		rītāminī		rītantur
	imperfect	rītābar		rītābāris, rītābāre		rītābātur		rītābāmur		rītābāminī		rītābantur
	future	rītābor		rītāberis, rītābere		rītābitur		rītābimur		rītābiminī		rītābuntur
	perfect	rītātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	rītātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	rītātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	rītem		rītēs		rītet		rītēmus		rītētis		rītent
	imperfect	rītārem		rītārēs		rītāret		rītārēmus		rītārētis		rītārent
	perfect	rītāverim		rītāverīs		rītāverit		rītāverīmus		rītāverītis		rītāverint
	pluperfect	rītāvissem		rītāvissēs		rītāvisset		rītāvissēmus		rītāvissētis		rītāvissent
passive	present	rīter		rītēris, rītēre		rītētur		rītēmur		rītēminī		rītentur
	imperfect	rītārer		rītārēris, rītārēre		rītārētur		rītārēmur		rītārēminī		rītārentur
	perfect	rītātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	rītātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		rītā		—		—		rītāte		—
	future	—		rītātō		rītātō		—		rītātōte		rītantō
passive	present	—		rītāre		—		—		rītāminī		—
	future	—		rītātor		rītātor		—		—		rītantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		rītāre			rītārī			rītāns			—
future		rītātūrum esse			rītātum īrī			rītātūrus			rītandus
perfect		rītāvisse			rītātum esse			—			rītātus
future perfect		—			rītātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		rītātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		rītandī		rītandō		rītandum		rītandō		rītātum		rītātū

Etymology 2

Probably from a Romance derivative of rēctus, compare Italian diritto.

Verb

ritō (present infinitive ritāre, perfect active ritāvī, supine ritātum); first conjugation

1. (Medieval Latin) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of ritō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	ritō		ritās		ritat		ritāmus		ritātis		ritant
	imperfect	ritābam		ritābās		ritābat		ritābāmus		ritābātis		ritābant
	future	ritābō		ritābis		ritābit		ritābimus		ritābitis		ritābunt
	perfect	ritāvī		ritāvistī		ritāvit		ritāvimus		ritāvistis		ritāvērunt, ritāvēre
	pluperfect	ritāveram		ritāverās		ritāverat		ritāverāmus		ritāverātis		ritāverant
	future perfect	ritāverō		ritāveris		ritāverit		ritāverimus		ritāveritis		ritāverint
passive	present	ritor		ritāris, ritāre		ritātur		ritāmur		ritāminī		ritantur
	imperfect	ritābar		ritābāris, ritābāre		ritābātur		ritābāmur		ritābāminī		ritābantur
	future	ritābor		ritāberis, ritābere		ritābitur		ritābimur		ritābiminī		ritābuntur
	perfect	ritātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	ritātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	ritātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	ritem		ritēs		ritet		ritēmus		ritētis		ritent
	imperfect	ritārem		ritārēs		ritāret		ritārēmus		ritārētis		ritārent
	perfect	ritāverim		ritāverīs		ritāverit		ritāverīmus		ritāverītis		ritāverint
	pluperfect	ritāvissem		ritāvissēs		ritāvisset		ritāvissēmus		ritāvissētis		ritāvissent
passive	present	riter		ritēris, ritēre		ritētur		ritēmur		ritēminī		ritentur
	imperfect	ritārer		ritārēris, ritārēre		ritārētur		ritārēmur		ritārēminī		ritārentur
	perfect	ritātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	ritātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		ritā		—		—		ritāte		—
	future	—		ritātō		ritātō		—		ritātōte		ritantō
passive	present	—		ritāre		—		—		ritāminī		—
	future	—		ritātor		ritātor		—		—		ritantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		ritāre			ritārī			ritāns			—
future		ritātūrum esse			ritātum īrī			ritātūrus			ritandus
perfect		ritāvisse			ritātum esse			—			ritātus
future perfect		—			ritātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		ritātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		ritandī		ritandō		ritandum		ritandō		ritātum		ritātū

References

• "ritare", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “rīto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,365/3.

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrʲɪt̪oː]

Verb

ri̇̀to

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

Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hriþiz. Akin to Old Saxon hrido, Old English hriþ.

Alternative forms

• ritto

Noun

rito m

1. fever

Etymology 2

Verb

rīto

1. alternative form of rītu

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rītus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.tu/ [ˈhi.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.tu/ [ˈhi.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.tu/ [ˈχi.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.to/ [ˈhi.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.tu/

• Rhymes: -itu
• Hyphenation: ri‧to

Noun

rito m (plural ritos)

1. rite, ritual

Related terms

• ritual

Further reading

• “rito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “rito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rītus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrito/ [ˈri.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: ri‧to

Noun

rito m (plural ritos)

1. rite
2. ritual

   Synonym: ritual

Derived terms

• rito de paso

Further reading

• “rito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɾito/ [ˈɾiː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: ri‧to

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *di-tu. See more at dito.

Alternative forms

• dito

Adverb

rito (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆᜓ)

1. here (near the speaker and the listener)
2. here (near the speaker)

   Synonyms: (dialectal) dine, (dialectal) rine

Usage notes

• When the preceding word does not end with a vowel, ⟨w⟩, or ⟨y⟩, dito is used instead.

See also

Tagalog demonstrative pronouns

	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)	Locative (nasa)	Existential	Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker*	ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari**	nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari†	dini/dine	nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari	ere/eri, here/heri, ayri	ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari†
Near speaker and listener*	ito	nito	dito	nandito, narito, naito**	heto, eto, ayto†	ganito, garito(garto)**
Near listener	iyan, yaan	niyan	diyan/diyaan	nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡	hayan, ayan	ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan**
Remote	iyon, yoon, yaon†	niyon, noon, niyaon†	doon	nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡	hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun	ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. **These pronouns are used in some dialects. †These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. ‡Rare in text.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish rito (“rite”), from Latin rītus.

Noun

rito (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆᜓ)

1. rite; ceremony

   Synonym: seremonya

Related terms

• ritwal

Further reading

• “rito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*-Cu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tsonga

Noun

rito class 5 (plural marito class 6)

1. word