ritzen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German ritzen, *rizzen (in combinations), from the fusion of Old High German rizzen (from Proto-West Germanic *rittjan (to tear, cut)) and Old High German rizzōn, rezzōn (to scratch; tear; cut; incise) (from riz (scoring; crack; incision; impression; stroke; character, letter)).

Compare Middle Low German ritten (to tear, rip, rupture, nick), Middle English ritten (to cut; tear open; slit), whence English dialectal rit (to scratch; rip; slit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɪt͡sən/,
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Verb

ritzen (weak, third-person singular present ritzt, past tense ritzte, past participle geritzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to scratch
    Sie ritzten ihre Namen in die Rinde der Weide.
    They carved their names into the bark of the willow tree.
  2. to cut (self-harming behaviour)

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Further reading

  • ritzen” in Duden online
  • ritzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache