ritsen

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

plural of rits

Hyphenated as

rit‧sen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈrɪt.sə(n)/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Ritsen is de term die gebruikt wordt om aan te geven dat de auto's op twee rijvakken zich moeten samenvoegen .

Zippers is the term used to indicate that the cars in two lanes must merge.