harena

Meaning

1. (declension-1) sand
2. (declension-1) slime, mud, līmus
3. (declension-1, metonymically) sand, sands, a sandy place, especially—
4. (declension-1, metonymically) sand, sands, a sandy place, especially—
5. (declension-1, metonymically) sand, sands, a sandy place, especially—
6. (declension-1, metonymically) sand, sands, a sandy place, especially—
7. (declension-1, metonymically) sand, sands, a sandy place, especially—
8. (declension-1, figuratively) the place of combat, scene or theatre of any contest (war, a single battle, a dispute, etc.)

Concepts

sand

arena

arenite

gravel

grit

ring

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Synonyms

arena

keusik

ramentum

Translations

areia

Sand

arena

sable

kum

sabbia

zand

sorra

άμμος

rena

arène

arena

arena

sabla

Pronounced as (IPA)

[haˈreː.na]

Etymology

From an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabine fasēna), possibly from Etruscan. Compare Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌑𐌄𐌍𐌀 (faśena, “sand, ashes, human remains”).
Otherwise, as De Vaan suggests, it might be from a verb suffixed with *-es-no-, but none fits and so the etymology is unknown.