zenito

Esperanto

Etymology

From French zénith, Italian and Polish zenit, German Zenit, Russian зени́т (zenít), Yiddish זעניט (zenit), English zenith, all from Medieval Latin cenit, from Arabic سَمْت اَلرَّأْس (samt ar-raʔs, “direction over the head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zeˈnito]

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• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: ze‧ni‧to

Noun

zenito (accusative singular zeniton, plural zenitoj, accusative plural zenitojn)

1. (astronomy) zenith

Derived terms

• zenita (adjective)