Wiktionary

arena

See also: Appendix:Variations of "arena"

English edit

 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
 
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 (Southern England)(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, 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.

Derived terms edit

Translations edit

Anagrams edit

Aragonese edit

Etymology edit

From Latin arēna.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

arena f (plural arenas)

  1. sand

References edit

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

Asturian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin arēna.

Noun edit

arena f (plural arenes)

  1. sand
    Synonym: sable

Derived terms edit

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited 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)

Further reading edit

Indonesian edit

 
Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

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.

Further reading edit

Italian edit

 
Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Latin arēna. Doublet of rena.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

arena f (plural arene)

  1. sand
    Synonyms: sabbia, rena
  2. beach or lido
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Latin arēna.

Pronunciation edit

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

Mirandese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin arēna, possibly of Etruscan origin.

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ɐˈɾenɐ/

Noun edit

arena f

  1. sand

Neapolitan edit

Etymology edit

From Latin arēna.

Noun edit

arena f

  1. sand

Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈarena/

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

References edit

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

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

 
Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es
 
Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

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

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

Etymology 2 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

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=arena&oldid=78890972"