Ritu

See also: ritu and rītu

English

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 日土 (Rìtǔ).

Alternative forms

• Jih-t'u (Wade–Giles)

Proper noun

Ritu

1. Synonym of Rutog; a place in Tibet, China: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
   • 1984, John Yin, “Health and Human Services”, in Government of Socialist China‎^[2], University Press of America, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 422:

     Among the 343 counties, 143 have per capita income above 200 yuan, 22 above 300, and 5 above 400. The highest is recorded in the Tibetan region whose Ritu county has scored 488.47 yuan.

   • 1990 May, Xia Bin, “Terranes of Xizang (Tibet), China”, in Thomas J. Wiley, David G. Howell, Florence L. Wong, editors, Terrane Analysis of China and the Pacific Rim‎^[3], volume 13, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.: Circum-Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 235, column 1:

     At Duoma, in Ritu County, the early Early Permian Qudi formation contains coldwater fossils including Oriocrassaella intermedia lamel libranchs.

   • 2022 May 13, Trinley Choedon, Roseanne Gerin, “Bridge in disputed territory between China and India sparks concern”, in Tenzin Dickyi, transl., Radio Free Asia‎^[4], archived from the original on May 13, 2022:

     The bridge will cut the travel distance between the PLA position and a military base in Rutog (in Chinese, Ritu) county, Ngari prefecture, in far-western Tibet Autonomous Region by about 150 kilometers (93 miles), making it easier for Chinese troops to counter Indian forces if future flare-ups arise.

Translations

county, town

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 日土 (zh) (Rìtǔ)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋतु (ṛtu).

Proper noun

Ritu (plural Ritus)

1. (South Asia) A female given name

Anagrams

• Turi, URTI

Finnish

Etymology

Diminutive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈritu/, [ˈrit̪u]
• Rhymes: -itu
• Hyphenation^(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
abessive		Ritutta	Rituitta
instructive		—	Rituin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ritu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rituni Rituni accusative nom. Rituni Rituni gen. Rituni genitive Rituni Ritujeni partitive Rituani Ritujani inessive Ritussani Rituissani elative Ritustani Rituistani illative Rituuni Rituihini adessive Ritullani Rituillani ablative Ritultani Rituiltani allative Ritulleni Rituilleni essive Ritunani Rituinani translative Ritukseni Rituikseni abessive Rituttani Rituittani instructive — — comitative — Rituineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ritusi Ritusi accusative nom. Ritusi Ritusi gen. Ritusi genitive Ritusi Ritujesi partitive Rituasi Ritujasi inessive Ritussasi Rituissasi elative Ritustasi Rituistasi illative Rituusi Rituihisi adessive Ritullasi Rituillasi ablative Ritultasi Rituiltasi allative Ritullesi Rituillesi essive Ritunasi Rituinasi translative Rituksesi Rituiksesi abessive Rituttasi Rituittasi instructive — — comitative — Rituinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ritumme Ritumme accusative nom. Ritumme Ritumme gen. Ritumme genitive Ritumme Ritujemme partitive Rituamme Ritujamme inessive Ritussamme Rituissamme elative Ritustamme Rituistamme illative Rituumme Rituihimme adessive Ritullamme Rituillamme ablative Ritultamme Rituiltamme allative Ritullemme Rituillemme essive Ritunamme Rituinamme translative Rituksemme Rituiksemme abessive Rituttamme Rituittamme instructive — — comitative — Rituinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ritunne Ritunne accusative nom. Ritunne Ritunne gen. Ritunne genitive Ritunne Ritujenne partitive Rituanne Ritujanne inessive Ritussanne Rituissanne elative Ritustanne Rituistanne illative Rituunne Rituihinne adessive Ritullanne Rituillanne ablative Ritultanne Rituiltanne allative Ritullenne Rituillenne essive Ritunanne Rituinanne translative Rituksenne Rituiksenne abessive Rituttanne Rituittanne instructive — — comitative — Rituinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ritunsa Ritunsa accusative nom. Ritunsa Ritunsa gen. Ritunsa genitive Ritunsa Ritujensa partitive Rituaan Rituansa Ritujaan Ritujansa inessive Ritussaan Ritussansa Rituissaan Rituissansa elative Ritustaan Ritustansa Rituistaan Rituistansa illative Rituunsa Rituihinsa adessive Ritullaan Ritullansa Rituillaan Rituillansa ablative Ritultaan Ritultansa Rituiltaan Rituiltansa allative Ritulleen Ritullensa Rituilleen Rituillensa essive Ritunaan Ritunansa Rituinaan Rituinansa translative Ritukseen Rituksensa Rituikseen Rituiksensa abessive Rituttaan Rituttansa Rituittaan Rituittansa instructive — — comitative — Rituineen Rituinensa

Statistics

• The given name Ritu belongs to 12 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.