Ritz

English

Etymology

From the German surname, from the personal name Rizo, partially from Richard and partially from Heinrich. Also shortened from Moritz.

Proper noun

Ritz (plural Ritzes)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• ritz
• Ritzian
• Ritz's combination principle
• Ritz series
• Ritzville
• ritzy

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ritz is the 5413^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6430 individuals. Ritz is most common among White (92.15%) individuals.

German

Etymology

From the root of reißen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɪt͡s/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Ritz m (strong, genitive Ritzes, plural Ritze)

1. rip, tear, scratch

Declension

Declension of Ritz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ritz	die	Ritze
genitive	eines	des	Ritzes	der	Ritze
dative	einem	dem	Ritz, Ritze1	den	Ritzen
accusative	einen	den	Ritz	die	Ritze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Ritz” in Duden online
• “Ritz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ritz” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrit͡s/
• Rhymes: -its
• Syllabification: Ritz

Noun

Ritz f (plural Ritze)

1. hinge (device for the pivoting of a door)

   Die Ritz is steif.

   The hinge is stiff.

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Ritz”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch