ritsen

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɪt.sə(n)/ Rhymes: -ɪtsən Hyphenation: rit‧sen === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Verb ==== ritsen to close a zipper to alternate from two sides, e.g. to put male, female, etc. candidates on an electoral list (traffic) to merge into a traffic queue alternatively from left and right ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === Possibly from High German reizen, same sense. ==== Verb ==== ritsen to stir, prod, incite ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== ritsen plural of rits