arena

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See also: aréna, areña, Arena, and areną

English[edit]

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A modern arena.

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin arēna (“sand, arena”), from an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabine fasēna), possibly from Etruscan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /əˈɹiːnə/
  • Audio (UK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːnə

Noun[edit]

arena (plural arenas or arenae or arenæ)

  1. An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (North America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).
    A large crowd filled the seats of the arena.
  2. The building housing such an area; specifically, a very large, often round building, often topped with a dome, designated for indoor sporting or other major events, such as concerts.
    The arena is grey with white beams.
  3. (historical) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
    The gladiators entered the arena.
  4. A realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.
    The company was a player in the maritime insurance arena.
    • 2019, Li Huang; James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4:
      But transects have also been utilised in a large variety of arenas, including surveying the contents of Amerindian earthen mounds, determining levels of anti-rabies vaccinations in village dogs, and examining ecological factors under the canopy of trees growing in agricultural areas.
    • December 13 2021, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger and Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in Time‎[1]:
      To Musk, his vast fortune is a mere side effect of his ability not just to see but to do things others cannot, in arenas where the stakes are existential.

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Translations[edit]

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Aragonese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin arēna.

Noun[edit]

arena f (plural arenas)

  1. sand

References[edit]

Asturian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin arēna.

Noun[edit]

arena f (plural arenes)

  1. sand

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin arēna.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

arena f (plural arenes)

  1. sand
    Synonym: sorra
  2. arena (an enclosed area for the presentation of sporting events)
  3. arena (a realm in which important events unfold)

Further reading[edit]

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin arēna. Doublet of area.

Noun[edit]

arena f (plural arenas)

  1. arena (an enclosed area for the presentation of sporting events)

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Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Dutch arena, from Latin arēna (“sand, arena”), from an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabine fasēna), possibly from Etruscan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈarɛna]
  • Hyphenation: arè‧na

Noun[edit]

arèna (first-person possessive arenaku, second-person possessive arenamu, third-person possessive arenanya)

  1. arena:
    1. the building housing such an area; specifically, a very large, often round building, often topped with a dome, designated for indoor sporting or other major events, such as concerts.
      Synonym: gelanggang
    2. (figurative) a realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.

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Italian[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Latin arēna. Doublet of rena.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈre.na/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Syllabification: a‧ré‧na

Noun[edit]

arena f (plural arene)

  1. sand
    Synonyms: sabbia, rena
  2. beach or lido
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Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Latin arēna.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈre.na/, (traditional) /aˈrɛ.na/[2][3]
  • Rhymes: -ena, (traditional) -ɛna
  • Syllabification: a‧ré‧na, (traditional) a‧rè‧na

Noun[edit]

arena f (plural arene)

  1. space in a classical amphitheatre; arena
  2. bullring and similar sporting spaces
  3. cockpit (An enclosure for cockfights)

References[edit]

  1. ^ arena in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2007
  2. ^ arena in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  3. ^ arena in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2007

Further reading[edit]

  • arena in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabine fasēna), possibly from Etruscan.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

arēna f (genitive arēnae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of harēna

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative arēna arēnae
Genitive arēnae arēnārum
Dative arēnae arēnīs
Accusative arēnam arēnās
Ablative arēnā arēnīs
Vocative arēna arēnae

Descendants[edit]

  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: arinã
    • Romanian: arină
  • Italo-Romance:
  • North Italian:
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Occitano-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:
  • Insular Romance:
  • Ancient borrowings:

Later borrowings: (unsorted)

References[edit]

  • “arena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “arena”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “arena”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “arena”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Neapolitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin arēna.

Noun[edit]

arena f

  1. sand

Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

arena

  1. arena

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading[edit]

  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin arena, harena.

Noun[edit]

arena m (definite singular arenaen, indefinite plural arenaer, definite plural arenaene)

  1. an arena
  2. a venue

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin arena, harena.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

arena m (definite singular arenaen, indefinite plural arenaer or arenaar, definite plural arenaene or arenaane)

  1. an arena
  2. a venue

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin arēna, from an earlier *hasēna, possibly from Etruscan. Doublet of arenal.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈrɛ.na/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛna
  • Syllabification: a‧re‧na

Noun[edit]

arena f

  1. arena (enclosed area, often outdoor)
  2. arena (sports stadium)
    Synonym: stadion
  3. (historical) arena (sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre)
  4. arena (realm in which important events unfold)

Declension[edit]

Declension of arena
singular plural
nominative arena areny
genitive areny aren
dative arenie arenom
accusative arenę areny
instrumental areną arenami
locative arenie arenach
vocative areno areny

Derived terms[edit]

adjective

Related terms[edit]

adjective
noun

Further reading[edit]

  • arena in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • arena in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin arēna (“sand”), possibly from Etruscan *𐌇𐌀𐌔𐌄𐌍𐌀 (*hasena). See also the inherited doublet areia.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧re‧na

Noun[edit]

arena f (plural arenas)

  1. arena

Sardinian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin arena.

Noun[edit]

arena f

  1. sand

Scots[edit]

Verb[edit]

arena

  1. aren't

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /arěːna/
  • Hyphenation: a‧re‧na

Noun[edit]

aréna f (Cyrillic spelling аре́на)

  1. arena

Declension[edit]

Declension of arena
singular plural
nominative arena arene
genitive arene arena
dative areni arenama
accusative arenu arene
vocative areno arene
locative areni arenama
instrumental arenom arenama

Spanish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin arēna, possibly of Etruscan origin. Compare English arena.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈɾena/ [aˈɾe.na]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Syllabification: a‧re‧na

Noun[edit]

arena f (plural arenas)

  1. (geology) sand, gravel
    arena muerta ― pure sand (useless for cultivation)
    arenas movedizas ― quicksand
    chorro de arena ― sandblast
  2. (building, sports) bullfight arena; boxing ring

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

arena

  1. inflection of arenar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

arena c

  1. arena

Declension[edit]

Declension of arena 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative arena arenan arenor arenorna
Genitive arenas arenans arenors arenornas

Anagrams[edit]

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