English Explanatory Dictionary

rit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A scratch, a score or a groove.
verb
  1. To scratch or score.
  2. To tear, rip, rend.
  3. To slit.
adv
  1. Abbreviation of ritardando.
noun
  1. Initialism of rapid intervention team.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɪt/

Word forms

rit rits ritt ret ritting ritted

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.

Derived words

torit
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