# Rita
## Translingual

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### Etymology

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

### Proper noun

Rita f
* A taxonomic genus within the family Bagridae – certain naked catfishes of south Asia.

#### Hypernyms

* (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Siluriformes - order; Bagroidea - superfamily; Bagridae - family

#### Hyponyms

* (genus): Rita rita - type species

### References

* Rita (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Rita on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Rita on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

## English
### Alternative forms

* Reeta

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -iːtə

### Etymology 1

From Romance (Italian rita, Spanish Rita). A shortening of Italian Margherita, and Spanish Margarita, cognates of English Margaret. An Italian Saint Rita was canonized in 1900. The English name came into regular use in early twentieth century.

#### Alternative forms

* Reta, Reeta

#### Proper noun

Rita (plural Ritas)
* A female given name from the Romance languages, Italian, or Spanish.
    Coordinate terms: Margarita, Margaret, Margot, Margo
** 1993, Diane Telgen, Jim Kamp, editors, Notable Hispanic American Women, VNR AG, →ISBN, page 194:Born Margarita Carmen Cansino to Eduardo and Volga Haworth Cansino on October 17, 1918, in New York City, Rita Hayworth was no stranger to show business.

##### Derived terms

* ritalin
* Ritalin
* Santa Rita

### Etymology 2

From South Asian languages, from Sanskrit रीता (rītā).

#### Alternative forms

* Reetha, Retha, Ritha, Reeta, Reta

#### Proper noun

Rita (plural Ritas)
* A female given name from Sanskrit.

### See also

* Reeta
* Reta

### Anagrams

* Atri, ITAR, Rati, airt, tiar

## Danish
### Etymology

From Italian Rita.

### Proper noun

Rita
* a female given name

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Italian Rita.

### Proper noun

Rita
* a female given name

## Faroese
### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Rita f
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Rita: Rituson
* daughter of Rita: Ritudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

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

### Etymology 1

< rita

#### Proper noun

Rita
* a Finnish surname

##### 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 :

##### Statistics

* Rita is the 3514th (tied with 13 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 219 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Etymology 2

More directly from Italian Rita. Compare Riitta, which has been in use for longer.

#### Proper noun

Rita
* a female given name

##### Declension

Possessive forms of Rita (Kotus type 9/kala, no 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
Ritassani
Ritoissani
elative
Ritastani
Ritoistani
illative
Ritaani
Ritoihini
adessive
Ritallani
Ritoillani
ablative
Ritaltani
Ritoiltani
allative
Ritalleni
Ritoilleni
essive
Ritanani
Ritoinani
translative
Ritakseni
Ritoikseni
abessive
Ritattani
Ritoittani
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
Ritassasi
Ritoissasi
elative
Ritastasi
Ritoistasi
illative
Ritaasi
Ritoihisi
adessive
Ritallasi
Ritoillasi
ablative
Ritaltasi
Ritoiltasi
allative
Ritallesi
Ritoillesi
essive
Ritanasi
Ritoinasi
translative
Ritaksesi
Ritoiksesi
abessive
Ritattasi
Ritoittasi
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
Ritassamme
Ritoissamme
elative
Ritastamme
Ritoistamme
illative
Ritaamme
Ritoihimme
adessive
Ritallamme
Ritoillamme
ablative
Ritaltamme
Ritoiltamme
allative
Ritallemme
Ritoillemme
essive
Ritanamme
Ritoinamme
translative
Ritaksemme
Ritoiksemme
abessive
Ritattamme
Ritoittamme
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
Ritassanne
Ritoissanne
elative
Ritastanne
Ritoistanne
illative
Ritaanne
Ritoihinne
adessive
Ritallanne
Ritoillanne
ablative
Ritaltanne
Ritoiltanne
allative
Ritallenne
Ritoillenne
essive
Ritananne
Ritoinanne
translative
Ritaksenne
Ritoiksenne
abessive
Ritattanne
Ritoittanne
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
Ritassaan Ritassansa
Ritoissaan Ritoissansa
elative
Ritastaan Ritastansa
Ritoistaan Ritoistansa
illative
Ritaansa
Ritoihinsa
adessive
Ritallaan Ritallansa
Ritoillaan Ritoillansa
ablative
Ritaltaan Ritaltansa
Ritoiltaan Ritoiltansa
allative
Ritalleen Ritallensa
Ritoilleen Ritoillensa
essive
Ritanaan Ritanansa
Ritoinaan Ritoinansa
translative
Ritakseen Ritaksensa
Ritoikseen Ritoiksensa
abessive
Ritattaan Ritattansa
Ritoittaan Ritoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Ritoineen Ritoinensa :

##### Statistics

* Rita is the 288th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,787 female individuals (and as a middle name to 266 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## German
### Etymology

From Italian Rita at the end of the 19th century.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Rita
* a female given name

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈritɒ]
* Hyphenation: Ri‧ta
* Rhymes: -tɒ

### Proper noun

Rita
* a female given name

#### Declension
## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈri.ta/
* Rhymes: -ita
* Hyphenation: Rì‧ta

### Proper noun

Rita f
* a diminutive of the female given name Margherita

### Anagrams

* arti, atri, irta, tari, tarì, tira, trai

## Latvian
### Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1896. Short form of Margarita.

### Proper noun

Rita f
* a female given name

### References

* Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
* Population Register of Latvia: Rita was the only given name of 7674 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

## Lithuanian
### Proper noun

Rita f
* a female given name

## Norwegian
### Etymology

From Italian Rita at the end of the 19th century.

### Proper noun

Rita
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

* Popular in Norway in 1950 - 1975.

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʁi.tɐ/ [ˈhi.tɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʁi.tɐ/ [ˈhi.tɐ]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈʁi.tɐ/ [ˈχi.tɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈʁi.ta/ [ˈhi.ta]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁi.tɐ/
* Hyphenation: Ri‧ta

### Proper noun

Rita f (plural Ritas)
* a female given name

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrita/ [ˈri.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -ita
* Syllabification: Ri‧ta

### Proper noun

Rita f
* a female given name

#### Derived terms

* cuéntaselo a Rita
* más puta que Rita
* que lo haga Rita

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Italian Rita, later also used as a short form of Marita and Carita. First recorded as a name of Swedes in 1880.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Rita c (genitive Ritas)
* a female given name

### Anagrams

* riat, tar i