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rita.

black-legged kittiwake, kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈrɪːta]
  1. black-legged kittiwake, kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse rytr.

verb[ˈrɪːta]
  1. to write, to inscribe

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse ríta, rita, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (“to carve, write”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (“to rip, tear”).

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