arena

See also: aréna, areña, and Arena

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EnglishEdit

A modern arena.

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

arena (plural arenas 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 important events unfold.

   The company was a player in the maritime insurance arena.

TranslationsEdit

an enclosed area, often outdoor

• Albanian: arenë (sq) f
• Arabic: صَالَة‏‎ f (ṣāla)
• Bulgarian: арена (bg) f (aréna)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 舞臺 (zh), 舞台 (zh) (wǔtái) (also traditional Chinese variant), 阿雷納, 阿雷纳 (āléinà), 競技場 (zh), 竞技场 (zh) (jìngjìchǎng)

• French: arène (fr) f
• German: Arena (de) f
• Hungarian: aréna (hu)
• Irish: airéine f
• Italian: arena (it) f
• Japanese: アリーナ (arīna), 闘技場 (とうぎじょう, tōgijō), 土俵 (ja) (どひょう, dohyō) (esp. sumo)

• Lao: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: arena m

  Nynorsk: arena m

• Persian: آرنا‏‎ (ârenâ)
• Polish: arena (pl) f
• Portuguese: arena (pt) f
• Romanian: arenă (ro) f
• Russian: аре́на (ru) f (aréna)
• Spanish: arena (es) f, estadio (es) m

the building housing such an area

• German: Arena (de) f
• Hungarian: aréna (hu)
• Irish: airéine f
• Portuguese: arena (pt) f

• Romanian: arenă (ro) f
• Russian: аре́на (ru) f (aréna)
• Spanish: arena (es) f

the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre

• Albanian: arenë (sq) f
• Finnish: areena (fi)
• French: arène (fr) f
• German: Arena (de) f
• Hungarian: aréna (hu)
• Italian: arena (it) f

• Persian: آرنا‏‎ (ârenâ)
• Polish: arena (pl) f
• Portuguese: arena (pt) f
• Romanian: arenă (ro) f
• Russian: аре́на (ru) f (aréna)
• Turkish: arena (tr)

a realm in which important events unfold

• Albanian: arenë (sq) f
• French: arène (fr) f
• Irish: saol m
• Italian: teatro (it) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: arena m

  Nynorsk: arena m

• Portuguese: arena (pt) f
• Romanian: arenă (ro) f
• Russian: аре́на (ru) f (aréna)

AnagramsEdit

• Arean, Arnea, anear

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AsturianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• areña

NounEdit

arena f (plural arenes)

1. sand

Derived termsEdit

• reló d'arena

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ItalianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• rena

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

arena f (plural arene)

1. sand
2. beach or lido
3. space in a classical amphitheatre; arena
4. bullring and similar sporting spaces

SynonymsEdit

• (sand): sabbia, rena

Related termsEdit

• arenoso

ReferencesEdit

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LatinEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• harēna

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈreː.na/

NounEdit

arēna f (genitive arēnae); first declension

1. Alternative form of harēna
2. vocative singular of arēna

arēnā f

1. ablative singular of arēna

InflectionEdit

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	arēna	arēnae
genitive	arēnae	arēnārum
dative	arēnae	arēnīs
accusative	arēnam	arēnās
ablative	arēnā	arēnīs
vocative	arēna	arēnae

DescendantsEdit

Descendants

• Albanian: rânë, rërë
• Aromanian: arinã
• Asturian: areña
• Basque: harea
• Catalan: arena
• English: arena
• Esperanto: areno
• French: arène (borrowing)
• Finnish: areena (borrowing)
• Friulian: rene
• Galician: area
• Ido: areno
• Irish: airéine

• Italian: arena, rena
• Neapolitan: arena
• Occitan: arena
• Old French: areine
• Old Portuguese: arẽa
• Portuguese: areia, arena (borrowing)
• Romanian: arină, arenă (borrowing)
• Russian: аре́на f (aréna) (borrowing)
• Sardinian: arena
• Sicilian: arena, rina
• Spanish: arena
• Venetian: rena

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

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NeapolitanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin arēna.

NounEdit

arena f

1. sand

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Northern SamiEdit

EtymologyEdit

NounEdit

arena

1. arena

InflectionEdit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Latin arena, harena.

NounEdit

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

1. an arena

ReferencesEdit

• “arena” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Latin arena, harena

NounEdit

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

1. an arena

ReferencesEdit

• “arena” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈɾe.nɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈɾe.na/

NounEdit

arena f (plural arenas)

1. arena

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SardinianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Spanish arena, from Latin arena.

NounEdit

arena f

1. sand

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ScotsEdit

VerbEdit

arena

1. aren't

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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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SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [a̠ˈɾe̞.na̠]
• Rhymes: -ena

EtymologyEdit

From Latin arēna, possibly of Etruscan origin.

NounEdit

arena f (plural arenas)

1. (geology) sand, gravel

   arena muerta — pure sand (useless for cultivation)

   arena movediza — quicksand

   chorro de arena — sandblast

2. (building, sports) bullfight arena; boxing ring

Related termsEdit

• arenoso

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SwedishEdit

NounEdit

arena c

1. an arena

DeclensionEdit

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