# Ritu
## English
### Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 日土 (Rìtǔ).

#### Alternative forms

* Jih-t'u (Wade–Giles)

#### Proper noun

Ritu
* Synonym of Rutog; a place in Tibet, China: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
** 1984, John Yin, “Health and Human Services”, in Government of Socialist China‎, University Press of America, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 422:Among the 343 counties, 143 have per capita income above 200 yuan, 22 above 300, and 5 above 400. The highest is recorded in the Tibetan region whose Ritu county has scored 488.47 yuan.
** 1990 May, Xia Bin, “Terranes of Xizang (Tibet), China”, in Thomas J. Wiley, David G. Howell, Florence L. Wong, editors, Terrane Analysis of China and the Pacific Rim‎, volume 13, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.: Circum-Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 235, column 1:At Duoma, in Ritu County, the early Early Permian Qudi formation contains coldwater fossils including Oriocrassaella intermedia lamel libranchs.
** 2022 May 13, Trinley Choedon, Roseanne Gerin, “Bridge in disputed territory between China and India sparks concern”, in Tenzin Dickyi, transl., Radio Free Asia‎, archived from the original on May 13, 2022:The bridge will cut the travel distance between the PLA position and a military base in Rutog (in Chinese, Ritu) county, Ngari prefecture, in far-western Tibet Autonomous Region by about 150 kilometers (93 miles), making it easier for Chinese troops to counter Indian forces if future flare-ups arise.

##### Translations
#### References

* ↑ Shabad, Theodore (1972) “Index”, in China's Changing Map‎, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 345, 361:Chinese place names are listed in three common spelling styles: […] (1) the Post Office system, […] (2) the Wade-Giles system, […] shown after the main entry […] (3) the Chinese Communists' own Pinyin romanization system, which also appears in parentheses […] Rudog (Jih-t'u, Ritu)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋतु (ṛtu).

#### Proper noun

Ritu (plural Ritus)
* (South Asia) A female given name.

### Anagrams

* Turi, URTI

## Finnish
### Etymology

Diminutive.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈritu/, [ˈrit̪u]
* Rhymes: -itu
* Hyphenation: Ri‧tu

### Proper noun

Ritu
* a diminutive of the female given names Ritva or Riitta

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Ritu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rituni
Rituni
accusative
nom.
Rituni
Rituni
gen.
Rituni
genitive
Rituni
Ritujeni
partitive
Rituani
Ritujani
inessive
Ritussani
Rituissani
elative
Ritustani
Rituistani
illative
Rituuni
Rituihini
adessive
Ritullani
Rituillani
ablative
Ritultani
Rituiltani
allative
Ritulleni
Rituilleni
essive
Ritunani
Rituinani
translative
Ritukseni
Rituikseni
abessive
Rituttani
Rituittani
instructive
comitative
—Rituineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ritusi
Ritusi
accusative
nom.
Ritusi
Ritusi
gen.
Ritusi
genitive
Ritusi
Ritujesi
partitive
Rituasi
Ritujasi
inessive
Ritussasi
Rituissasi
elative
Ritustasi
Rituistasi
illative
Rituusi
Rituihisi
adessive
Ritullasi
Rituillasi
ablative
Ritultasi
Rituiltasi
allative
Ritullesi
Rituillesi
essive
Ritunasi
Rituinasi
translative
Rituksesi
Rituiksesi
abessive
Rituttasi
Rituittasi
instructive
comitative
—Rituinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ritumme
Ritumme
accusative
nom.
Ritumme
Ritumme
gen.
Ritumme
genitive
Ritumme
Ritujemme
partitive
Rituamme
Ritujamme
inessive
Ritussamme
Rituissamme
elative
Ritustamme
Rituistamme
illative
Rituumme
Rituihimme
adessive
Ritullamme
Rituillamme
ablative
Ritultamme
Rituiltamme
allative
Ritullemme
Rituillemme
essive
Ritunamme
Rituinamme
translative
Rituksemme
Rituiksemme
abessive
Rituttamme
Rituittamme
instructive
comitative
—Rituinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ritunne
Ritunne
accusative
nom.
Ritunne
Ritunne
gen.
Ritunne
genitive
Ritunne
Ritujenne
partitive
Rituanne
Ritujanne
inessive
Ritussanne
Rituissanne
elative
Ritustanne
Rituistanne
illative
Rituunne
Rituihinne
adessive
Ritullanne
Rituillanne
ablative
Ritultanne
Rituiltanne
allative
Ritullenne
Rituillenne
essive
Ritunanne
Rituinanne
translative
Rituksenne
Rituiksenne
abessive
Rituttanne
Rituittanne
instructive
comitative
—Rituinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ritunsa
Ritunsa
accusative
nom.
Ritunsa
Ritunsa
gen.
Ritunsa
genitive
Ritunsa
Ritujensa
partitive
Rituaan Rituansa
Ritujaan Ritujansa
inessive
Ritussaan Ritussansa
Rituissaan Rituissansa
elative
Ritustaan Ritustansa
Rituistaan Rituistansa
illative
Rituunsa
Rituihinsa
adessive
Ritullaan Ritullansa
Rituillaan Rituillansa
ablative
Ritultaan Ritultansa
Rituiltaan Rituiltansa
allative
Ritulleen Ritullensa
Rituilleen Rituillensa
essive
Ritunaan Ritunansa
Rituinaan Rituinansa
translative
Ritukseen Rituksensa
Rituikseen Rituiksensa
abessive
Rituttaan Rituttansa
Rituittaan Rituittansa
instructive
comitative
—Rituineen Rituinensa :

#### Statistics

* The given name Ritu belongs to 12 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.