rits

See also: rīts

English

Noun

rits

1. plural of rit

Anagrams

• RTIs, ISTR, Rist, stir, SIRT, tris-, TRIS, STIR, TIRs, TRIs, Tris, tris

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɪts/

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• Hyphenation: rits
• Rhymes: -ɪts

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic. As a noun, a shortening of ritssluiting.

Interjection

rits

1. sound of tearing or closing a zip fastener

Noun

rits f or m (plural ritsen, diminutive ritsje n)

1. zipper (US), zip fastener (UK)

Synonyms

• ritssluiting
• treksluiting

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

rits (comparative ritser, superlative meest rits or ritst)

1. randy, in heat, horny, lewd

Declension

Declension of rits
uninflected	rits
inflected	ritse
comparative	ritser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		rits	ritser	het ritst het ritste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	ritse	ritsere	ritste
	n. sing.	rits	ritser	ritste
	plural	ritse	ritsere	ritste
definite		ritse	ritsere	ritste
partitive		rits	ritsers	—

Derived terms

• ritsig

Icelandic

Noun

rits

1. indefinite genitive singular of rit

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin rītus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾits]

Noun

rits m (1st declension)

1. (religion) rite (a religious custom or ceremony; the specific details of this custom or ceremony)

   komūnijas rits ― the rite of communion

   kristības rits ― the rite of baptism

   laulības rits ― the rite of marriage

Declension

Declension of rits (1st)

	singular	plural
nominative	rits	riti
genitive	rita	ritu
dative	ritam	ritiem
accusative	ritu	ritus
instrumental	ritu	ritiem
locative	ritā	ritos
vocative	rit	riti

Related terms

• rituāls