zenit

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [zəˈnit]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [zeˈnit]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -it

zenit m (plural zenits)

1. zenith

• “zenit”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “zenit”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “zenit” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “zenit”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

zenit

1. zenith

• “zenit”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Borrowed from Latin zenit.

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛnɪt]

zenit m inan

1. zenith

   Synonym: nadhlavník

• “zenit”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “zenit”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “zenit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Borrowed from Latin cenit (see further there).

zenit

1. (uncountable) zenith

Borrowed from Latin cenit, from Arabic سَمْت (samt).

• IPA^(key): /ˈzeːnɪt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ze‧nit

zenit n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. (astronomy) zenith

• azimut

• → Indonesian: zenit

• inzet, zet in

Borrowed from German Zenit,^[1] from Medieval Latin cenit, a transliteration of Arabic سَمْت (samt, “direction, path”) which is in itself a weak abbreviation of سَمْت الرَأْس (samt ar-raʔs, “direction of the head”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛnit]
• Hyphenation: ze‧nit
• Rhymes: -it

zenit (plural zenitek)

1. (astronomy) zenith (point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir)
2. (figuratively) zenith (highest point or state; peak)

   Synonyms: csúcspont, tetőpont

• zenit in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

From Dutch zenit, from Latin cenit.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈzenit/ [ˈze.nɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -enit
• Syllabification: ze‧nit

zénit (plural zenit-zenit)

1. zenith

From Medieval Latin cenit, a transliteration of Arabic سَمْت (samt, “direction, path”) which is in itself a weak abbreviation of سَمْت الرَأْس (samt ar-raʔs, “direction of the head”).

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zɛ.nit/
• Rhymes: -ɛnit
• Hyphenation: zè‧nit

zenit m

1. (astronomy) zenith

Borrowed from English zenith.

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛ.ɲit/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛɲit
• Syllabification: ze‧nit

zenit m inan

1. (astronomy) zenith (point vertically above a position or observer)

   Synonym: apogeum

   Antonym: nadir

2. (astronomy) zenith (highest point reached by a celestial body)
3. zenith (highest point or state; peak)

   Synonyms: maks, maksimum

   Antonym: minimum

• “zenit”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “zenit”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Borrowed from French zénith.

zenit n (uncountable)

1. zenith

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• IPA^(key): /zěniːt/
• Hyphenation: ze‧nit

zènīt m inan (Cyrillic spelling зѐнӣт)

1. zenith

• “zenit”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

• IPA^(key): /tseˈnit/ [t̪seˈnit̪]
• Rhymes: -it

zenit m (plural zenits)^[1]

1. alternative form of cenit

• “zenit”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “zenit”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA
• “zenit”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN

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zenit n

1. (astronomy) zenith