Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rit

/ˈɹɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
rit
IPA
/ˈɹɪt/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scratch, a score or a groove.

verb

To scratch or score.

verb

To tear, rip, rend.

verb

To slit.

adv

Abbreviation of ritardando.

noun

Initialism of rapid intervention team.

Etymology

From Middle English ritten (“to cut, score, slit, tear”), from Old English *rittan (“to cut, score, slit, tear,”) (compare Old High German rizzen), from Proto-West Germanic *rittjan, from Proto-Germanic *ritjaną (“to cut, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrid-néh₂-; see *hrītaną. Cognate with Middle Low German ritten (“to scratch”), German ritzen (“to scratch”). Compare with Proto-Slavic *rězati (“to cut, carve, engrave”)). See also rat.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ritten, *rittan, *rittjan, *ritjaną, *wrid-néh₂-

Inflected Forms

rits (plural) ritt (alternative) ret (alternative) rits (present, singular) ritting (participle, present) ritted (participle, past) ritted (past)

Derived Forms

torit

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce rit?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɪt/.
What does rit mean?
A scratch, a score or a groove.
Where does rit come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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