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arena

See also: aréna, areña, and Arena

EnglishEdit

 
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A modern arena.

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /əˈɹiːnə/
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  • Rhymes: -iːnə

NounEdit

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:10.1080/01434632.2019.1596115, 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.

TranslationsEdit

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AragoneseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin arēna.

NounEdit

arena f (plural arenas)

  1. sand

ReferencesEdit

AsturianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin arēna.

NounEdit

arena f (plural arenes)

  1. sand

Derived termsEdit

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin arēna.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

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 readingEdit

GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin arēna. Doublet of area.

NounEdit

arena f (plural arenas)

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

Further readingEdit

ItalianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin arēna, possibly from Etruscan. See also rena.

PronunciationEdit

  • (esp. in sense 1 and 2) IPA(key): /aˈre.na/[1]
    • Hyphenation: a‧ré‧na
  • (esp. in sense 3 and 4) IPA(key): /aˈrɛ.na/[2]
    • Hyphenation: a‧rè‧na
  • Rhymes: -ena

NounEdit

 
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arena f (plural arene)

  1. sand
    Synonyms: sabbia, rena
  2. beach or lido
  3. space in a classical amphitheatre; arena
  4. bullring and similar sporting spaces
  5. cockpit (An enclosure for cockfights)

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ “aréna”, Dizionario d'Ortografia e di Pronunzia
  2. ^ “arèna”, Dizionario d'Ortografia e di Pronunzia

LatinEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

arēna f (genitive arēnae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of harēna

DeclensionEdit

First-declension noun.

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

DescendantsEdit

  • Eastern Romance:
    • Aromanian: arinã
    • Romanian: arină
  • Italian: arena
  • Neapolitan: arena
  • Old French: areine
  • Old Leonese:
  • Old Occitan:
  • Old Portuguese: arẽa
  • Old Spanish:
  • Rhaeto-Romance:
  • Sardinian: arena, rena
  • Sicilian: arena, rina
  • Venetian: rena

Borrowings

NounEdit

arēna f

  1. vocative singular of arēna

NounEdit

arēnā f

  1. ablative singular of arēna

ReferencesEdit

  • 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

NeapolitanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin arēna.

NounEdit

arena f

  1. sand

Northern SamiEdit

PronunciationEdit

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EtymologyEdit

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NounEdit

arena

  1. arena

InflectionEdit

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Further readingEdit

  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin arena, harena.

NounEdit

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

  1. an arena
  2. a venue

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin arena, harena

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

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

  1. an arena
  2. a venue

ReferencesEdit

PolishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Latin arēna, from an earlier *hasēna, possibly from Etruscan.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

arena f

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

DeclensionEdit

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 termsEdit

Further readingEdit

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

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

arena f (plural arenas)

  1. arena

SardinianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin arena.

NounEdit

arena f

  1. sand

ScotsEdit

VerbEdit

arena

  1. aren't

Serbo-CroatianEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

aréna f (Cyrillic spelling аре́на)

  1. arena

DeclensionEdit

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

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EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

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 termsEdit

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

SwedishEdit

NounEdit

arena c

  1. arena

DeclensionEdit

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

AnagramsEdit

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