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)

(astronomy) zenith

Derived terms

zenita (adjective)

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