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English

Etymology

Blend of rat +‎ kitten.

Noun

ritten (plural rittens)

  1. (rare, informal) A young rat.
    • 1999 January 19, Anne M@rie , “New ratties.. :-))”, in alt.pets.rodents (Usenet):
      According to Willy Raets (famous dutch breeder who e-mails with AG) it is the above, although he can't tell for sure until the ritten is 3 months old.

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɪ.tə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: rit‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɪtən

Etymology 1

Blend of rat +‎ kitten.

Noun

ritten m (plural rittens, diminutive rittentje n)

  1. (informal) a ritten; a young rat
    • 1999 March 11, Anne Marie , “Baby ratjes...”, in nl.huisdier.algemeen (Usenet):
      Ik heb op dit moment een exorbitant aantal mannelijke rittens (baby-ratjes) in de aanbieding.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ritten

  1. plural of rit

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from "rit", "rijden" or "rijten"?”)

Verb

ritten

  1. (archaic) to run back and forth playing (said of children)
  2. (archaic) to tear one's clothes while running
Conjugation
Conjugation of ritten (weak)
infinitive ritten
past singular ritte
past participle gerit
infinitive ritten
gerund ritten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular rit ritte
2nd person sing. (jij) rit ritte
2nd person sing. (u) rit ritte
2nd person sing. (gij) rit ritte
3rd person singular rit ritte
plural ritten ritten
subjunctive sing.1 ritte ritte
subjunctive plur.1 ritten ritten
imperative sing. rit
imperative plur.1 rit
participles rittend gerit
1) Archaic.

German

Pronunciation

Verb

ritten

  1. inflection of reiten:
    1. first/third-person plural preterite
    2. first/third-person plural subjunctive II

Swedish

Noun

ritten

  1. definite singular of ritt