ritsen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɪt.sə(n)/
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  • 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.
Inflection
Inflection of ritsen (weak)
infinitive ritsen
past singular ritste
past participle geritst
infinitive ritsen
gerund ritsen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ritsritste
2nd person sing. (jij) ritstritste
2nd person sing. (u) ritstritste
2nd person sing. (gij) ritstritste
3rd person singular ritstritste
plural ritsenritsten
subjunctive sing.1 ritseritste
subjunctive plur.1 ritsenritsten
imperative sing. rits
imperative plur.1 ritst
participles ritsendgeritst
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

Possibly from High German reizen, same sense.

Verb

ritsen

  1. To stir, prod, incite.
Inflection
Inflection of ritsen (weak)
infinitive ritsen
past singular ritste
past participle geritst
infinitive ritsen
gerund ritsen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ritsritste
2nd person sing. (jij) ritstritste
2nd person sing. (u) ritstritste
2nd person sing. (gij) ritstritste
3rd person singular ritstritste
plural ritsenritsten
subjunctive sing.1 ritseritste
subjunctive plur.1 ritsenritsten
imperative sing. rits
imperative plur.1 ritst
participles ritsendgeritst
1) Archaic.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ritsen

  1. plural of rits
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