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5-letter words (2 found)

ANEAR,ARENA,

4-letter words (7 found)

AREA,ARNA,EARN,NARE,NEAR,RANA,REAN,

3-letter words (10 found)

ANA,ANE,ARE,EAN,EAR,ERA,ERN,NAE,RAN,REN,

2-letter words (10 found)

AA,AE,AN,AR,EA,EN,ER,NA,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 30 words from arena according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of arena

arena

English

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).
  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.
  3. (historical) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
  4. 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 Latin arēna.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

arena f (plural arenas)

  1. 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 Latin arēna.

Noun

arena f (uncountable)

  1. sand
    Synonym: sable

Derived terms

  • reló d'arena

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin arēna.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  • “arena”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
  • “arena”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
  • “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.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian arena, from Latin arēna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːˈreː.naː/
  • Hyphenation: are‧na
  • Rhymes: -eːnaː

Noun

arena m (plural arena's, diminutive arenaatje n)

  1. arena (enclosed area for the presentation of sporting or other spectacular events)
  2. arena (building housing such an area)

Usage notes

  • Previously also found in the neuter gender

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: arena

References

  • van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “arena”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

  • Arena (gebouw) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl

Galician

Etymology

From Latin arēna. Doublet of area.

Noun

arena f (plural arenas)

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

Further reading

  • “arena”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈarɛna]
  • Hyphenation: arè‧na

Noun

arèna (plural arena-arena)

  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

  • “arena” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin arēna. Doublet of rena.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈre.na/
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Hyphenation: a‧ré‧na

Noun

arena f (plural arene)

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin arēna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈre.na/, (traditional) /aˈrɛ.na/
  • Rhymes: -ena, (traditional) -ɛna
  • Hyphenation: a‧ré‧na, (traditional) a‧rè‧na

Noun

arena f (plural arene)

  1. space in a classical amphitheatre; arena
  2. bullring and similar sporting spaces
  3. 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 Sabine fasēna), possibly from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈreː.na]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈrɛː.na]

Noun

arēna f (genitive arēnae); first declension

  1. alternative form of harēna

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

Later borrowings: (unsorted)

Mirandese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin arēna, possibly of Etruscan origin.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɐˈɾenɐ/

Noun

arena f (plural arenas)

  1. sand

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin arēna.

Noun

arena f

  1. 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

  1. 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

Norwegian Bokmål

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.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arena, harena.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑˈreːnɑ/

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.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin arēna, from an earlier *hasēna, possibly from Etruscan. Doublet of arenal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈrɛ.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɛna
  • Syllabification: a‧re‧na

Noun

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

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧re‧na

Noun

arena f (plural arenas)

  1. arena

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin arena.

Noun

arena f

  1. sand

Scots

Verb

arena

  1. aren't

References

  • Eagle, Andy, editor (2025), “arena”, in The Online Scots Dictionary‎[3]

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

aréna f (Cyrillic spelling аре́на)

  1. arena

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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
Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

arena

  1. inflection of arenar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • “arena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Noun

arena c

  1. arena

Declension

Anagrams

  • arean

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