See also: rīts

English

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Noun

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rits

  1. plural of rit

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rɪts/
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  • Hyphenation: rits
  • Rhymes: -ɪts

Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic. As a noun, a shortening of ritssluiting.

Interjection

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rits

  1. sound of tearing or closing a zip fastener

Noun

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

  1. zipper (US), zip fastener (UK)
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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rits (comparative ritser, superlative meest rits or ritst)

  1. randy, in heat, horny, lewd
Declension
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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
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Icelandic

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Noun

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rits

  1. indefinite genitive singular of rit

Latvian

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Etymology

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Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin rītus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rits m (1st declension)

  1. (religion) rite (a religious custom or ceremony; the specific details of this custom or ceremony)
    komūnijas ritsthe rite of communion
    kristības ritsthe rite of baptism
    laulības ritsthe rite of marriage

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