rits
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See also: rīts
Noun
rits
Anagrams
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic. As a noun, a shortening of ritssluiting.
Interjection
rits
- Sound of tearing or closing a zip fastener.
Noun
rits f or m (plural ritsen, diminutive ritsje n)
- 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)
Inflection
| 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
Noun
rits
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin rītus.
Pronunciation
Noun
rits m (1st declension)
- (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 declension)
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