Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

English Dictionary · 107,383 entries · Sources & licences

arena

/əˈɹiːnə/ noun, proper noun

Forms arenas arenae

  1. noun 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). “A large crowd filled the seats of the arena.”
  2. noun 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. “The arena is grey with white beams.”
  3. noun (historical) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome. “The gladiators entered the arena.”
  4. noun A realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc. “The company was a player in the maritime insurance arena.”
  5. proper noun A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States.
  6. proper noun An extinct town in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States.
  7. proper noun A town and village therein, in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States.
  8. proper noun A former hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Frontier No. 19, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  9. proper noun A comune in Vibo Valentia province, Calabria, Italy.
  10. proper noun A village in Naqadeh County, West Azerbaijan Province, north-west Iran.
  11. proper noun (historical) An ancient Roman city at Bou Saâda, Algeria.

Synonyms

sphere domain area orbit field stadium bowl sports stadium scene of action

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arēna (“sand; arena”), from earlier harēna, from Old Latin hasēna, possibly from Etruscan; compare Sabine fasēna.

Webster’s 1913

  1. noun The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; --so called because it was covered with sand.
  2. noun Any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action; as, the arenaof debate; the arena of life.

Etymology [L. arena, harena, sand, a sandy place.]

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “arena”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details

Sanskrit

Sanskrit dictionary entries whose meaning includes “arena” (best matches first).

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