different between cabal vs arena

English

Etymology

From French cabale, from Medieval Latin cabbala , which in turn is derived from Hebrew ????????? (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “reception, something received”) (such as knowledge).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??b??l/, /k??bæl/

Noun

cabal (plural cabals)

1. (derogatory) A putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.

   Synonym: camarilla

2. A secret plot.

   Synonym: conspiracy

3. An identifiable group within the tradition of Discordianism.
   • 1965 Greg Hill and Kerry Thornley, Principia Discordia

     Some episkoposes have a one-man cabal. Some work together. Some never do explain.

Derived terms

• cabalistic
• cabbalistic
• TINC (“there is no cabal”)

Translations

Verb

cabal (third-person singular simple present cabals, present participle caballing, simple past and past participle caballed)

1. To engage in the activities of a cabal.

References

See also

• cabal glass

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin cap?lis, from Latin capit?lis. Equivalent to cap +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /k??bal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ka?bal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

cabal (masculine and feminine plural cabals)

1. complete, total
2. upright, well-rounded

Noun

cabal m (plural cabals)

1. goods, possessions
2. (of a fluid) flow, discharge
3. (telecommunications) throughput

Derived terms

• cabaler

Further reading

• “cabal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin capalis or from cabo +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k???al]

Adjective

cabal m or f (plural cabais)

1. whole, complete
   • 1823, Pedro Boado Sánchez, Diálogo entre dos Labradores gallegos afligidos:

     E may-lo Alcalde habíase d’alegrar, qu’el tamen está picado, qu’ainda n-hay ano é medio cabal que lle morreo á muller, é tamen pagou á farda como cada fillo de veciño.

     And the mayor would also be glad, because he's also piqued, because there's not a whole year and a half that his wife died and he also paid the burden as every mother's son

   Synonym: completo

2. exact

   Synonym: exacto

Related terms

• cabo

References

• “cabal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “cabal” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Adjective

cabal m or f (plural cabais, comparable)

1. complete
2. rigorous
3. exact
4. satisfactory

Spanish

Etymology

cabo +? -al

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

cabal (plural cabales)

1. upright, honest
2. exact
3. complete, entire, full

Derived terms

• en sus cabales

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ar?na (“sand, arena”), from an earlier *has?na (compare Sabine fas?na), possibly from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???i?n?/
• Rhymes: -i?n?

Noun

arena (plural arenas or arenae or arenæ)

1. 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).

2. 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.

3. (historical) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.

4. A realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.

Translations

Anagrams

• Aaren, Arean, Arnea, anear

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin ar?na.

Noun

arena f (plural arenas)

1. sand

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) , “arena”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, ?ISBN

Asturian

Alternative forms

• areña

Etymology

From Latin ar?na.

Noun

arena f (plural arenes)

1. sand

Derived terms

• reló d'arena

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ar?na.

Noun

arena f (plural arenes)

1. sand

   Synonym: sorra

2. arena (an enclosed area for the presentation of sporting events)
3. arena (a realm in which important events unfold)

Further reading

• “arena” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “arena” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “arena” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “arena” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin ar?na. Doublet of area.

Noun

arena f (plural arenas)

1. arena (an enclosed area for the presentation of sporting events)

Further reading

• “arena” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Italian

Alternative forms

• rena

Etymology

From Latin ar?na, possibly from Etruscan. See also rena.

Pronunciation

• (esp. in sense 1 and 2) IPA^(key): /a?re.na/
  • Hyphenation: a?ré?na
• (esp. in sense 3 and 4) IPA^(key): /a?r?.na/
  • Hyphenation: a?rè?na

Noun

arena f (plural arene)

1. sand

   Synonyms: sabbia, rena

2. beach or lido
3. space in a classical amphitheatre; arena
4. bullring and similar sporting spaces
5. cockpit (An enclosure for cockfights)

Related terms

• arenoso

References

Latin

Alternative forms

• har?na

Etymology

From an earlier *has?na (compare Sabine fas?na), possibly from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a?re?.na/, [ä??e?nä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a?re.na/, [?????n?]

Noun

ar?na f (genitive ar?nae); first declension

1. Alternative form of har?na

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

• Eastern Romance:
  • Aromanian: arinã
  • Romanian: arin?
• Italian: arena
• Neapolitan: arena
• Old French: areine
• Old Leonese:
  • Asturian: arena
• Old Occitan:
  • Catalan: arena
  • Occitan: arena
• Old Portuguese: ar?a
  • Galician: area
  • Portuguese: areia
    • Guinea-Bissau Creole: reia
    • Kabuverdianu: areia
• Old Spanish:
  • Spanish: arena
• Rhaeto-Romance:
  • Friulian: rene
• Sardinian: arena, rena
• Sicilian: arena, rina
• Venetian: rena

Borrowings

Noun

ar?na f

1. vocative singular of ar?na

Noun

ar?n? f

1. ablative singular of ar?na

References

• arena in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• arena in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• arena in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• arena in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin ar?na.

Noun

arena f

1. sand

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

Etymology

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Noun

arena

1. arena

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arena, harena.

Noun

arena m (definite singular arenaen, indefinite plural arenaer, definite plural arenaene)

1. an arena
2. a venue

References

• “arena” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arena, harena

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??re?n?/

Noun

arena m (definite singular arenaen, indefinite plural arenaer or arenaar, definite plural arenaene or arenaane)

1. an arena
2. a venue

References

• “arena” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From Latin ar?na, from an earlier *has?na, possibly from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?r?.na/

Noun

arena f

1. arena (enclosed area, often outdoor)
2. (historical) arena (sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre)
3. arena (realm in which important events unfold)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) arenowy

Further reading

• arena in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• arena in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ar?na (“sand”), possibly from Etruscan *???????????????????????? (*hasena). See also the inherited doublet areia.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?.??e.n?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.??e.na/

Noun

arena f (plural arenas)

1. arena

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin arena.

Noun

arena f

1. sand

Scots

Verb

arena

1. aren't

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar??na/
• Hyphenation: a?re?na

Noun

aréna f (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. arena

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ar?na, possibly of Etruscan origin. Compare English arena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a??ena/, [a??e.na]
• Rhymes: -ena

Noun

arena f (plural arenas)

1. (geology) sand, gravel

2. (building, sports) bullfight arena; boxing ring

Derived terms

Related terms

• arenoso

Further reading

• “arena” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish

Noun

arena c

1. arena

Declension

Anagrams

• arean