area

Meaning

1. (declension-1) a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
2. (declension-1) ground for a house, a building-spot
3. (declension-1, figuratively) a vacant space around or in a house, a court
4. (declension-1, figuratively) an open space for games, an open play-ground
5. (declension-1, figuratively) a threshing floor
6. (declension-1, figuratively) the halo around the sun or moon
7. (declension-1, figuratively) a bed or border in a garden
8. (declension-1, figuratively) a fowling-floor
9. (declension-1, figuratively) a burying-ground, church-yard
10. (declension-1, figuratively) a bald spot upon the head, baldness

Concepts

area

aerie

dimension

extent

surface

thrashing floor

threshing-floor

acreage

volume

Translations

área

aire

àrea

area

Flächeninhalt

alan

oppervlakte

área

superficie

Fläche

gebied

Oberflächenbereich

Ausmaß

έκταση

Hofraum

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈaː.re.a]

Etymology

Of disputed etymology:
* Either from Proto-Italic *āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from *h₂eHs- (“to burn”) (whence āreō, ārā),
* Or from Proto-Italic *āreā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂r-e-yeh₂, from *h₂eh₂rh₃- (“threshing tool”) (cognate with Hittite [script needed] (ḫaḫḫar, “rake, threshing tool”)), resultative reduplicated noun from verb *h₂erh₃- (“to plough”).