rits

rits

1. plural of rit

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

• IPA^(key): /rɪts/

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• Hyphenation: rits
• Rhymes: -ɪts

Onomatopoeic. As a noun, a shortening of ritssluiting.

rits

1. sound of tearing or closing a zip fastener

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

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

• ritssluiting
• treksluiting

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rits (comparative ritser, superlative meest rits or ritst)

1. randy, in heat, horny, lewd

• ritsig

rits

1. indefinite genitive singular of rit

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin rītus.

• IPA^(key): [ɾits]

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

• rituāls