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gymnasium
English
Etymology
From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek ????????? (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from ?????? (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /d??m?ne?.zi.?m/
Noun
gymnasium (plural gymnasia or gymnasiums)
- (formal) A large room or building for indoor sports.
- A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.
- (historical) A public place or building where Ancient Greek youths took exercise, with running and wrestling grounds, baths, and halls for conversation.
Synonyms
- (large room or building for indoor sports): gym
- (type of secondary school): prep school, college prep school
Related terms
- gymnastics
Translations
Czech
Alternative forms
- gymnázium
Noun
gymnasium n
- (archaic) grammar school
Declension
Further reading
- gymnasium in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- gymnasium in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek ????????? (gumnásion, “exercise, school”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ymna?sj?m/, [??ym?næ????m]
- Rhymes: -?m
Noun
gymnasium n (singular definite gymnasiet, plural indefinite gymnasier, in compounds: gymnasie-)
- gymnasium (a type of secondary school)
Inflection
Further reading
- gymnasium on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek ????????? (gumnásion, “exercise, school”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: gym?na?si?um
Noun
gymnasium n (plural gymnasia or gymnasiums, diminutive gymnasiumpje n)
- a type of secondary school (for 12 to 18 year-olds) which prepares students for university or vocational school, and which offers classes in Latin and/or Greek
- school of sports which the Greeks had in antiquity
Related terms
- gym
See also
- atheneum
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????????? (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from ?????? (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?ym?na.si.um/, [??m?näs?i???]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d??im?na.si.um/, [d??im?n??s?ium]
Noun
gymnasium n (genitive gymnasi? or gymnas?); second declension
- gymnasium
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Related terms
- gymnasticus
Descendants
- ? Albanian: gjimnaz
- Catalan: gimnàs
- French: gymnase
- Galician: ximnasio
- ? German: Gymnasium (see there for further descendants)
- Italian: ginnasio
- Portuguese: ginásio
- Spanish: gimnasio
References
- gymnasium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gymnasium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- gymnasium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- gymnasium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- gymnasium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- gymnasium in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- gymnasium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
gymnasium n (definite singular gymnasiet, indefinite plural gymnasier, definite plural gymnasia or gymnasiene)
- alternative form of gymnas
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
gymnasium n (definite singular gymnasiet, indefinite plural gymnasium, definite plural gymnasia)
- alternative form of gymnas
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j?m?n??s??m/, /j?m?n??s??/
Noun
gymnasium n
- gymnasium; an upper secondary school: either theoretical ("preparing for further studies") or vocational
Declension
Synonyms
- gymnasieskola
See also
- gymnasist
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arena
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)
- 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).
- 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.
- (historical) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
- 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)
- 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)
- sand
Derived terms
- reló d'arena
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ar?na.
Noun
arena f (plural arenes)
- sand
- Synonym: sorra
- arena (an enclosed area for the presentation of sporting events)
- 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)
- 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)
- sand
- Synonyms: sabbia, rena
- beach or lido
- space in a classical amphitheatre; arena
- bullring and similar sporting spaces
- 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
- 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
- vocative singular of ar?na
Noun
ar?n? f
- 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
- sand
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Etymology
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Noun
arena
- 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)
- an arena
- 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)
- an arena
- 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
- arena (enclosed area, often outdoor)
- (historical) arena (sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre)
- 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)
- arena
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin arena.
Noun
arena f
- sand
Scots
Verb
arena
- aren't
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ar??na/
- Hyphenation: a?re?na
Noun
aréna f (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- 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)
- (geology) sand, gravel
- (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
- arena
Declension
Anagrams
- arean
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