rit

(Anglès)

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.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɹɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: ritten

Heretat de anglès antic: *rittan

Cognat amb alt alemany antic: rizzen

Cognat amb Middle Low German: ritten

Cognat amb alemany: 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.