arena

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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 important events unfold.

   The company was a player in the maritime insurance arena.

Anagrams

• Arean, Arnea, anear

Alternative forms

• areña

Noun

arena f (plural arenes)

1. sand

Alternative forms

• rena

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (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

Noun

arena f (plural arene)

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

References

Alternative forms

• harēna

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈreː.na/

Noun

arēna f (genitive arēnae); first declension

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

arēnā f

1. ablative singular of arēna

References

• 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

Etymology

From Latin arēna.

Noun

arena f

1. sand

Noun

arena

1. arena

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arena, harena.

Noun

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

1. an arena
2. a venue

References

• “arena” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arena, harena

Noun

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

1. an arena
2. a venue

References

• “arena” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

arena f (plural arenas)

1. arena

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arena, from Latin arena.

Noun

arena f

1. sand

Verb

arena

1. aren't

Pronunciation

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

Noun

aréna f (Cyrillic spelling аре́на)

1. arena

Etymology

From Latin arēna, possibly of Etruscan origin.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Noun

arena c

1. an arena