Rita
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
Rita f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Bagridae – certain naked catfishes of south Asia.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (genus): Rita rita - type species
References edit
- Rita (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rita on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Rita on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -iːtə
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
Proper noun edit
Rita (plural Ritas)
- A female given name from the Romance languages, Italian, or Spanish.
- 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 edit
Etymology 2 edit
From South Asian languages, from Sanskrit रीता (rītā)
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Rita (plural Ritas)
- A female given name from Sanskrit
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
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Rita
- a female given name
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
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Rita
- a female given name
Faroese edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Rita f
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
Matronymics
- son of Rita: Rituson
- daughter of Rita: Ritudóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Rita |
Accusative | Ritu |
Dative | Ritu |
Genitive | Ritu |
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Proper noun edit
Rita
- a Finnish surname
Declension edit
Inflection of Rita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Rita | Ridat | ||
genitive | Ridan | Ritojen | ||
partitive | Ritaa | Ritoja | ||
illative | Ritaan | Ritoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Rita | Ridat | ||
accusative | nom. | Rita | Ridat | |
gen. | Ridan | |||
genitive | Ridan | Ritojen Ritainrare | ||
partitive | Ritaa | Ritoja | ||
inessive | Ridassa | Ridoissa | ||
elative | Ridasta | Ridoista | ||
illative | Ritaan | Ritoihin | ||
adessive | Ridalla | Ridoilla | ||
ablative | Ridalta | Ridoilta | ||
allative | Ridalle | Ridoille | ||
essive | Ritana | Ritoina | ||
translative | Ridaksi | Ridoiksi | ||
abessive | Ridatta | Ridoitta | ||
instructive | — | Ridoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
More directly from Italian Rita. Compare Riitta, which has been in use for longer.
Proper noun edit
Rita
- a female given name
Declension edit
Inflection of Rita (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Rita | Ritat | ||
genitive | Ritan | Ritojen | ||
partitive | Ritaa | Ritoja | ||
illative | Ritaan | Ritoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Rita | Ritat | ||
accusative | nom. | Rita | Ritat | |
gen. | Ritan | |||
genitive | Ritan | Ritojen Ritainrare | ||
partitive | Ritaa | Ritoja | ||
inessive | Ritassa | Ritoissa | ||
elative | Ritasta | Ritoista | ||
illative | Ritaan | Ritoihin | ||
adessive | Ritalla | Ritoilla | ||
ablative | Ritalta | Ritoilta | ||
allative | Ritalle | Ritoille | ||
essive | Ritana | Ritoina | ||
translative | Ritaksi | Ritoiksi | ||
abessive | Ritatta | Ritoitta | ||
instructive | — | Ritoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Statistics edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
From Italian Rita at the end of the 19th century.
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Rita
- a female given name
Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Rita
- a female given name
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Rita | Riták |
accusative | Ritát | Ritákat |
dative | Ritának | Ritáknak |
instrumental | Ritával | Ritákkal |
causal-final | Ritáért | Ritákért |
translative | Ritává | Ritákká |
terminative | Ritáig | Ritákig |
essive-formal | Ritaként | Ritákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Ritában | Ritákban |
superessive | Ritán | Ritákon |
adessive | Ritánál | Ritáknál |
illative | Ritába | Ritákba |
sublative | Ritára | Ritákra |
allative | Ritához | Ritákhoz |
elative | Ritából | Ritákból |
delative | Ritáról | Ritákról |
ablative | Ritától | Ritáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Ritáé | Ritáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Ritáéi | Ritákéi |
Possessive forms of Rita | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Ritám | Ritáim |
2nd person sing. | Ritád | Ritáid |
3rd person sing. | Ritája | Ritái |
1st person plural | Ritánk | Ritáink |
2nd person plural | Ritátok | Ritáitok |
3rd person plural | Ritájuk | Ritáik |
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Rita f
- a diminutive of the female given name Margherita
Anagrams edit
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1896. Short form of Margarita.
Proper noun edit
Rita f
- a female given name
References edit
Lithuanian edit
Proper noun edit
Rita f
- a female given name
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
From Italian Rita at the end of the 19th century.
Proper noun edit
Rita
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
- Popular in Norway in 1950 - 1975.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Ri‧ta
Proper noun edit
Rita f (plural Ritas)
- a female given name
Spanish edit
Proper noun edit
Rita f
- a female given name
Derived terms edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Italian Rita, later also used as a short form of Marita and Carita. First recorded as a name of Swedes in 1880.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Rita c (genitive Ritas)
- a female given name