Czech

Verb

cenit impf

1. to value, to prize

Related terms

Latin

Alternative forms

• ceniz

Noun

cenit n ‎(indeclinable)

1. (Medieval Latin, astronomy) zenith (point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer)
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   • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:cenit.

Descendants

• Middle English: cenyth
• ?Old French: cenit m

References

• CENITH in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Middle English

Noun

cenit

1. Alternative spelling of cenyth

Old French

Noun

cenit m ‎(oblique plural ceniz or cenitz, nominative singular ceniz or cenitz, nominative plural cenit)

1. zenith (point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer)

Descendants

• Middle French: ?
  • French: zénith

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic; see zenith.

Noun

cenit m ‎(plural cenites)

1. zenith

Synonyms

• auge m