arena
/əˈinə/ur-EE-nuh
/ɚˈinə/ur-EE-nuh
Meaningsand
Common meaning: an enclosed space for contests or shows
- arensand; a sand-strewn fighting groundLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 840 · scan
- aLatin plural ending: things to be
Journey through time
- Latinharēna (arēna), -ae‘sand’
- Englisharena‘an enclosed space for contests or shows’ · today
aren also in: arenaceous
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin harēna (arēna) ‘sand; a sand-strewn fighting ground’.
Roots
- harēna (arēna), -ae Latin “sand; a sand-strewn fighting ground”
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