Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word arena. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in arena.
Definitions and meaning of arena
arena
Etymology
Borrowed from Latinarēna(“sand, arena”), from an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabinefasēna), possibly from Etruscan.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /əˈɹiːnə/
Rhymes: -iːnə
Noun
arena (pluralarenasorarenaeorarenæ)
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).
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.
(historical) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
A realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
Aaren, Arean, Arnea, anear
Aragonese
Etymology
From Latinarēna.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /aˈɾena/
Rhymes: -ena
Syllabification: a‧re‧na
Noun
arenaf (pluralarenas)
sand
References
“arena”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “arena”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Asturian
Alternative forms
areña
Etymology
From Latinarēna.
Noun
arenaf (pluralarenes)
sand
Synonym:sable
Derived terms
reló d'arena
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latinarēna.
Pronunciation
Noun
arenaf (pluralarenes)
sand
Synonym:sorra
arena(an enclosed area for the presentation of sporting events)
arena(a realm in which important events unfold)
Further reading
“arena” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“arena”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“arena” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“arena” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Latinarēna. Doublet of area.
Noun
arenaf (pluralarenas)
arena(an enclosed area for the presentation of sporting events)
Further reading
“arena” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutcharena, from Latinarēna(“sand, arena”), from an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabinefasēna), possibly from Etruscan.
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
(figurative) a realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.
Further reading
“arena” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latinarēna. Doublet of rena.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /aˈre.na/
Rhymes: -ena
Hyphenation: a‧ré‧na
Noun
arenaf (pluralarene)
sand
Synonyms:sabbia, rena
beach or lido
Related terms
arenoso
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latinarēna.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /aˈre.na/, (traditional)/aˈrɛ.na/
Rhymes: -ena, (traditional)-ɛna
Hyphenation: a‧ré‧na, (traditional)a‧rè‧na
Noun
arenaf (pluralarene)
space in a classical amphitheatre; arena
bullring and similar sporting spaces
cockpit (An enclosure for cockfights)
References
Further reading
arena in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Alternative forms
harēna
Etymology
From an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabinefasēna), possibly from Etruscan.
Portuguese: areia (see there for further descendants)
Spanish: arena
Insular Romance:
Sardinian: arena, rena
Ancient borrowings:
→ Albanian: rânë
Later borrowings: (unsorted)
→ Albanian: arenë
→ Basque: harea
→ Belarusian: арэна(arena)
→ Bulgarian: арена(arena)
→ Chinese: 阿雷納/阿雷纳(ā léi nà, aa3 leoi4 naap6)
→ Czech: aréna
→ English: arena
→ French: arène
→ Romanian: arenă
→ Turkish: arena
→ French: aréna
→ Finnish: areena
→ German: Arena
→ Greek: αρένα(aréna)
→ Hungarian: aréna
→ Irish: airéine, airéana
→ Italian: arena
→ Japanese: アリーナ(arīna)
→ Korean: 아레나(arena)
→ Macedonian: арена(arena)
→ Northern Sami: arena
→ Norwegian: arena
→ Persian: آرنا(ârenâ)
→ Polish: arena
→ Portuguese: arena
→ Russian: арена(arena)
→ Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic script: арена
Latin script: arena
→ Swedish: arena
→ Ukrainian: арена(arena)
Mirandese
Etymology
Inherited from Latinarēna, possibly of Etruscan origin.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɐˈɾenɐ/
Noun
arenaf
sand
Neapolitan
Etymology
From Latinarēna.
Noun
arenaf
sand
Northern Sami
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
(Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈarena/
Noun
arena
arena
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
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