ritsen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɪt.sə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: rit‧sen

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ritsen, from Middle High German ritzen, from Old High German rizzen, from Proto-West Germanic *rittjan, equivalent to rits (“zipper”) +‎ -en. Cognate with English rit.

Verb

ritsen

  1. to close a zipper
  2. to alternate from two sides, e.g. to put male, female, etc. candidates on an electoral list
  3. (traffic) to merge into a traffic queue alternatively from left and right
Conjugation
Conjugation of ritsen (weak)
infinitive ritsen
past singular ritste
past participle geritst
infinitive ritsen
gerund ritsen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular rits ritste
2nd person sing. (jij) ritst, rits2 ritste
2nd person sing. (u) ritst ritste
2nd person sing. (gij) ritst ritste
3rd person singular ritst ritste
plural ritsen ritsten
subjunctive sing.1 ritse ritste
subjunctive plur.1 ritsen ritsten
imperative sing. rits
imperative plur.1 ritst
participles ritsend geritst
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

Possibly from High German reizen, same sense.

Verb

ritsen

  1. to stir, prod, incite
Conjugation
Conjugation of ritsen (weak)
infinitive ritsen
past singular ritste
past participle geritst
infinitive ritsen
gerund ritsen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular rits ritste
2nd person sing. (jij) ritst, rits2 ritste
2nd person sing. (u) ritst ritste
2nd person sing. (gij) ritst ritste
3rd person singular ritst ritste
plural ritsen ritsten
subjunctive sing.1 ritse ritste
subjunctive plur.1 ritsen ritsten
imperative sing. rits
imperative plur.1 ritst
participles ritsend geritst
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ritsen

  1. plural of rits
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