ritsen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪt.sə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: rit‧sen

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ritsen, from Middle High German ritzen, from Old High German rizzen, from Proto-West Germanic *rittjan, equivalent to rits (“zipper”) +‎ -en. Cognate with English rit.

Verb

ritsen

1. To close a zipper.
2. To alternate from two sides, e.g. to put male, female, etc. candidates on an electoral list.
3. (traffic) To merge into a traffic queue alternatively from left and right.

Inflection

Conjugation of ritsen (weak)
infinitive	ritsen
past singular	ritste
past participle	geritst
infinitive	ritsen
gerund	ritsen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	rits	ritste
2nd person sing. (jij)	ritst	ritste
2nd person sing. (u)	ritst	ritste
2nd person sing. (gij)	ritst	ritste
3rd person singular	ritst	ritste
plural	ritsen	ritsten
subjunctive sing.1	ritse	ritste
subjunctive plur.1	ritsen	ritsten
imperative sing.	rits
imperative plur.1	ritst
participles	ritsend	geritst
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

Possibly from High German reizen, same sense.

Verb

ritsen

1. To stir, prod, incite.

Inflection

Conjugation of ritsen (weak)
infinitive	ritsen
past singular	ritste
past participle	geritst
infinitive	ritsen
gerund	ritsen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	rits	ritste
2nd person sing. (jij)	ritst	ritste
2nd person sing. (u)	ritst	ritste
2nd person sing. (gij)	ritst	ritste
3rd person singular	ritst	ritste
plural	ritsen	ritsten
subjunctive sing.1	ritse	ritste
subjunctive plur.1	ritsen	ritsten
imperative sing.	rits
imperative plur.1	ritst
participles	ritsend	geritst
1) Archaic.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ritsen

1. plural of rits