areia

Meaning

Noun

sand (finely ground rock)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of arear:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of arear:

arear

1. (transitive) to sand (to abrade with sand or sandpaper)
2. (transitive) to sand (to cover with sand)

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Concepts

sand

grit

gravel

arena

abradant

arenite

ring

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Synonyms

areias

arena

liça

Translations

sable

Sand

sabbia

arena

zand

kum

sorra

άμμος

arena

رمل

harena

rena

arena

arena

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈɾej.ɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: arēna

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arẽa, from Latin arēna (“sand”), possibly from Etruscan *𐌇𐌀𐌔𐌄𐌍𐌀 (*hasena). Doublet of arena.

Sentences

O garoto tentou ler o que estava escrito na areia .

The boy tried to read what was written in the sand.

A coisa em si estava quase totalmente enterrada na areia .

The thing itself was almost entirely buried in the sand.

O grande cachorro preto está correndo na areia perto da praia .

The big black dog is running on the sand near the beach.

Duas mulheres jogam voleibol na areia .

Two women play volleyball in the sand.