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English
Etymology
Blend of rat + kitten.
Noun
ritten (plural rittens)
- (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)/
- Hyphenation: rit‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɪtən
Etymology 1
Blend of rat + kitten.
Noun
ritten m (plural rittens, diminutive rittentje n)
- (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
- 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
- (archaic) to run back and forth playing (said of children)
- (archaic) to tear one's clothes while running
Inflection
German
Pronunciation
Verb
ritten
- inflection of reiten:
- first/third-person plural preterite
- first/third-person plural subjunctive II
Swedish
Noun
ritten
- definite singular of ritt