rit

(Engels)

Noun

A scratch, a score or a groove.

Verb

1. (Northern-England, Scotland) To scratch or score.
2. (Northern-England, Scotland) To tear, rip, rend.
3. (Northern-England, Scotland) To slit.

Adv

Abbreviation of ritardando.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɹɪt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: ritten

Geërf van Old English: *rittan

Verwante met Old High German: rizzen

Verwante met Middle Low German: ritten

Verwante met Duits: ritzen

In summary

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.