# rita
## English
### Noun

rita (uncountable)
* Alternative form of rta (“Vedic principle”)

## Faroese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɹiːta/
* Rhymes: -iːta
* Homophones: ryta, ritað

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse rytr.

#### Noun

rita f (genitive singular ritu, plural ritur)
* kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

##### Synonyms

* ryta

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse ríta, rita, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (“to carve, write”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (“to rip, tear”).

#### Verb

rita (third person singular past indicative ritaði, third person plural past indicative ritað, supine ritað)
* to write, to inscribe

##### Synonyms

* skriva

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rita, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *rita.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈritɑ/, [ˈrit̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -itɑ
* Hyphenation: ri‧ta

### Noun

rita
* (hunting) A box trap with three walls with the exit closed once the snare is engaged.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of rita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ritani
ritani
accusative
nom.
ritani
ritani
gen.
ritani
genitive
ritani
ritojeni ritaini $^{rare}$
partitive
ritaani
ritojani
inessive
ridassani
ridoissani
elative
ridastani
ridoistani
illative
ritaani
ritoihini
adessive
ridallani
ridoillani
ablative
ridaltani
ridoiltani
allative
ridalleni
ridoilleni
essive
ritanani
ritoinani
translative
ridakseni
ridoikseni
abessive
ridattani
ridoittani
instructive
comitative
—ritoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ritasi
ritasi
accusative
nom.
ritasi
ritasi
gen.
ritasi
genitive
ritasi
ritojesi ritaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
ritaasi
ritojasi
inessive
ridassasi
ridoissasi
elative
ridastasi
ridoistasi
illative
ritaasi
ritoihisi
adessive
ridallasi
ridoillasi
ablative
ridaltasi
ridoiltasi
allative
ridallesi
ridoillesi
essive
ritanasi
ritoinasi
translative
ridaksesi
ridoiksesi
abessive
ridattasi
ridoittasi
instructive
comitative
—ritoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ritamme
ritamme
accusative
nom.
ritamme
ritamme
gen.
ritamme
genitive
ritamme
ritojemme ritaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
ritaamme
ritojamme
inessive
ridassamme
ridoissamme
elative
ridastamme
ridoistamme
illative
ritaamme
ritoihimme
adessive
ridallamme
ridoillamme
ablative
ridaltamme
ridoiltamme
allative
ridallemme
ridoillemme
essive
ritanamme
ritoinamme
translative
ridaksemme
ridoiksemme
abessive
ridattamme
ridoittamme
instructive
comitative
—ritoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ritanne
ritanne
accusative
nom.
ritanne
ritanne
gen.
ritanne
genitive
ritanne
ritojenne ritainne $^{rare}$
partitive
ritaanne
ritojanne
inessive
ridassanne
ridoissanne
elative
ridastanne
ridoistanne
illative
ritaanne
ritoihinne
adessive
ridallanne
ridoillanne
ablative
ridaltanne
ridoiltanne
allative
ridallenne
ridoillenne
essive
ritananne
ritoinanne
translative
ridaksenne
ridoiksenne
abessive
ridattanne
ridoittanne
instructive
comitative
—ritoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ritansa
ritansa
accusative
nom.
ritansa
ritansa
gen.
ritansa
genitive
ritansa
ritojensa ritainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
ritaansa
ritojaan ritojansa
inessive
ridassaan ridassansa
ridoissaan ridoissansa
elative
ridastaan ridastansa
ridoistaan ridoistansa
illative
ritaansa
ritoihinsa
adessive
ridallaan ridallansa
ridoillaan ridoillansa
ablative
ridaltaan ridaltansa
ridoiltaan ridoiltansa
allative
ridalleen ridallensa
ridoilleen ridoillensa
essive
ritanaan ritanansa
ritoinaan ritoinansa
translative
ridakseen ridaksensa
ridoikseen ridoiksensa
abessive
ridattaan ridattansa
ridoittaan ridoittansa
instructive
comitative
—ritoineen ritoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Ritala
* Ritanen
* Ridanpää
* Ritamäki

### Further reading

* “rita”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* tari

## Garo
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

rita (transitive)
* to boil

### References

* Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎, Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 370

## Iban
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rɪta/

### Noun

rita
* news
* fame; reputation

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɪːta/
* Rhymes: -ɪːta

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse rytr.

#### Noun

rita f (genitive singular ritu, nominative plural ritur)
* black-legged kittiwake, kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

##### Descendants

* →? Translingual: Rissa

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse ríta, rita, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (“to carve, write”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (“to rip, tear”).

#### Verb

rita (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ritaði, supine ritað)
* to write, to inscribe
    Synonym: skrifa

##### Derived terms

* rita fullum stöfum (“write unabbreviated”)
* rita orð fullum stöfum (“write a word unabbreviated”)

##### Related terms

* rit
* ritari
* ritning

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

rita
* indefinite genitive plural of rit

## Latvian
### Noun

rita m
* genitive singular of rits

## Lithuanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈrʲɪt̪ɐ]

### Verb

rìta
* third-person singular present of risti
* third-person plural present of risti

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* rite (Bokmål also)

### Etymology

From Old Norse ríta, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (“to carve, write”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (“to rip, tear”).

### Verb

rita (present tense ritar, past tense rita, past participle rita, passive infinitive ritast, present participle ritande, imperative rita/rit)
* to sketch vaguely, to carve, to write

### References

* “rita” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish hrīta, from Old Norse hríta, from Proto-Germanic *hrītaną (“to draw, to scratch”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

rita (present ritar, preterite ritade, supine ritat, imperative rita)
* to draw (usually simpler, more line-based pictures or drawings – compare teckna)
    Barnen gillar att ritaThe children like to draw
* to design (by making a drawing)
    Huset är ritat av NisseThe house is designed ("drawn") by Nisse

#### Related terms

* avrita
* ritare
* ritbord
* ritbräde
* ritning
* ritstift

#### See also

* krita
* ritsa
* skissa
* teckna

### References

* rita in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* rita in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* rita in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* riat, tar i