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arena

See also: Appendix:Variations of "arena"

English

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A modern arena.

Etymology

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

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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, 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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Aragonese

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Etymology

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From Latin arēna.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈɾena/
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Syllabification: a‧re‧na

Noun

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arena f (plural arenas)

  1. sand

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  • “arena”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
  • Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “arena”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin arēna.

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arena f (uncountable)

  1. sand
    Synonym: sable

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin arēna.

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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)

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian arena, from Latin arēna.

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arena m (plural arena's, diminutive arenaatje n)

  1. arena (enclosed area for the presentation of sporting or other spectacular events)
  2. arena (building housing such an area)

Usage notes

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  • Previously also found in the neuter gender

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Descendants

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  • → Indonesian: arena

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin arēna. Doublet of area.

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arena f (plural arenas)

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

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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

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

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arèna (plural arena-arena)

  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

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin arēna. Doublet of rena.

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arena f (plural arene)

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

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Borrowed from Latin arēna.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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arena f (plural arene)

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

References

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  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

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

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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arēna f (genitive arēnae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of harēna

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative arēna arēnae
genitive arēnae arēnārum
dative arēnae arēnīs
accusative arēnam arēnās
ablative arēnā arēnīs
vocative arēna arēnae

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Later borrowings: (unsorted)

Mirandese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin arēna, possibly of Etruscan origin.

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IPA(key): /ɐˈɾenɐ/

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arena f (plural arenas)

  1. sand

Neapolitan

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Etymology

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From Latin arēna.

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arena f

  1. sand

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈarena/

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arena

  1. arena

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin arena, harena.

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

  1. an arena
  2. a venue

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin arena, harena.

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

  1. an arena
  2. a venue

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Polish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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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

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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

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adjective
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adjective
noun

Further reading

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

Portuguese

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Etymology

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

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  • Hyphenation: a‧re‧na

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arena f (plural arenas)

  1. arena

Sardinian

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Etymology

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From Latin arena.

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arena f

  1. sand

Scots

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arena

  1. aren't

References

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  • Eagle, Andy, editor (2025), “arena”, in The Online Scots Dictionary‎[3]

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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

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aréna f (Cyrillic spelling аре́на)

  1. arena

Declension

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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

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin arēna, possibly of Etruscan origin. Compare English arena.

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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
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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arena

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

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Swedish

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Noun

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arena c

  1. arena

Declension

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Declension of arena
nominative genitive
singular indefinite arena arenas
definite arenan arenans
plural indefinite arenor arenors
definite arenorna arenornas

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