Ritu

See also: ritu and rītu

English

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 日土 (Rìtǔ).

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Ritu

  1. Synonym of Rutog; A place in Tibet, China: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
Translations

References
  1. Shabad, Theodore (1972), “Index”, in China's Changing Map‎, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, LCCN 71-178868, OCLC 482667885, pages 345, 361:
    Chinese place names are listed in three common spelling styles: […] (1) the Post Office system, […] (2) the Wade-Giles system, […] shown after the main entry […] (3) the Chinese Communists' own Pinyin romanization system, which also appears in parentheses […] Rudog (Jih-t'u, Ritu)

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Ritu (plural Ritus)

  1. (South Asia) A female given name

Anagrams

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈritu/, [ˈrit̪u]
  • Rhymes: -itu
  • Syllabification(key): Ri‧tu

Proper noun

Ritu

  1. a diminutive of the female given names Ritva or Riitta

Declension
Inflection of Ritu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Ritu Ritut
genitive Ritun Ritujen
partitive Ritua Rituja
illative Rituun Rituihin
singular plural
nominative Ritu Ritut
accusative nom. Ritu Ritut
gen. Ritun
genitive Ritun Ritujen
partitive Ritua Rituja
inessive Ritussa Rituissa
elative Ritusta Rituista
illative Rituun Rituihin
adessive Ritulla Rituilla
ablative Ritulta Rituilta
allative Ritulle Rituille
essive Rituna Rituina
translative Rituksi Rituiksi
instructive — Rituin
abessive Ritutta Rituitta
comitative — Rituineen
Possessive forms of Ritu (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person Rituni Ritumme
2nd person Ritusi Ritunne
3rd person Ritunsa
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