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ritsen.

to close a zipper

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈrɪt.sə(n)/
  1. to close a zipper

  2. to alternate from two sides, e.g. to put male, female, etc. candidates on an electoral list

  3. to merge into a traffic queue alternatively from left and right

Where this word comes from

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/ˈrɪt.sə(n)/
  1. to stir, prod, incite

Where this word comes from

Possibly from High German reizen, same sense.

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