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See also: Sauna, saŭna, saună, sauną, and sa una

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish sauna. Doublet of stack.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔː.nə/, (respecting Finnish pronunciation) /ˈsaʊ.nə/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔːnə

Noun

sauna (plural saunas)

  1. A room or a house designed for heat sessions.
    The hotel has a sauna in the basement.
  2. The act of using a sauna.
    John had a sauna after his swim.
    Joanne went for a sauna after her swim.
  3. A public sauna.
  4. In some countries, a business with bath-like facilities that is actually a brothel or a place for (non-commercial) sexual encounters; a bathhouse or massage parlour.
    • 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 250:
      McPhail ran Maitland's brothels—knocking-shops in Maryhill, Riddrie, Dennistoun, and the more upscale saunas in the West End and city centre.
  5. (informal, figuratively) A very hot place or room.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Verb

sauna (third-person singular simple present saunas, present participle saunaing, simple past and past participle saunaed)

  1. To use a sauna.

Translations

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Finnish sauna.

Noun

sauna (definite accusative saunanı, plural saunalar)

  1. sauna

Declension

    Declension of sauna
singular plural
nominative sauna
 saunalar
definite accusative saunanı
 saunaları
dative saunaya
 saunalara
locative saunada
 saunalarda
ablative saunadan
 saunalardan
definite genitive saunanın
 saunaların
    Possessive forms of sauna
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) saunam saunalarım
sənin (“your”) saunan saunaların
onun (“his/her/its”) saunası saunaları
bizim (“our”) saunamız saunalarımız
sizin (“your”) saunanız saunalarınız
onların (“their”) saunası or saunaları saunaları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) saunamı saunalarımı
sənin (“your”) saunanı saunalarını
onun (“his/her/its”) saunasını saunalarını
bizim (“our”) saunamızı saunalarımızı
sizin (“your”) saunanızı saunalarınızı
onların (“their”) saunasını or saunalarını saunalarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) saunama saunalarıma
sənin (“your”) saunana saunalarına
onun (“his/her/its”) saunasına saunalarına
bizim (“our”) saunamıza saunalarımıza
sizin (“your”) saunanıza saunalarınıza
onların (“their”) saunasına or saunalarına saunalarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) saunamda saunalarımda
sənin (“your”) saunanda saunalarında
onun (“his/her/its”) saunasında saunalarında
bizim (“our”) saunamızda saunalarımızda
sizin (“your”) saunanızda saunalarınızda
onların (“their”) saunasında or saunalarında saunalarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) saunamdan saunalarımdan
sənin (“your”) saunandan saunalarından
onun (“his/her/its”) saunasından saunalarından
bizim (“our”) saunamızdan saunalarımızdan
sizin (“your”) saunanızdan saunalarınızdan
onların (“their”) saunasından or saunalarından saunalarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) saunamın saunalarımın
sənin (“your”) saunanın saunalarının
onun (“his/her/its”) saunasının saunalarının
bizim (“our”) saunamızın saunalarımızın
sizin (“your”) saunanızın saunalarınızın
onların (“their”) saunasının or saunalarının saunalarının

Further reading

  • “sauna” in Obastan.com.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish sauna.

Pronunciation

Noun

sauna f (plural saunes)

  1. sauna

Further reading

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish sauna, from Proto-Finnic *sakna.

Noun

sauna f

  1. sauna

Declension

Declension of sauna (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative sauna sauny
genitive sauny saun
dative sauně saunám
accusative saunu sauny
vocative sauno sauny
locative sauně saunách
instrumental saunou saunami

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish sauna.

Pronunciation

Noun

sauna m (plural sauna's, diminutive saunaatje n)

  1. sauna
    • 1926 January 26, "Lezing te Amsterdam van den heer Schuiling over Finland", Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (evening edition, D), page 2.
      Een deel der talrijke lichtbeelden had betrekking op Lönnrot en zijn beroemde Kalewala, en in verband daarmede kreeg de Sauna (badhuis) een beurt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (often diminutive) a session in a sauna

Derived terms

See also

Estonian

Noun

sauna

  1. genitive/partitive/illative singular of saun

Faroese

Etymology

From Finnish sauna, from Proto-Finnic *sakna.

Pronunciation

Noun

sauna f (genitive singular saunu, plural saunur)

  1. sauna

Declension

Declension of sauna
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sauna saunan saunur saunurnar
accusative saunu saununa saunur saunurnar
dative saunu saununi saunum saununum
genitive saunu saununnar sauna saunanna

Finnish

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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sakna, possibly borrowed from early Proto-Germanic *stakna- (later *stakkaz, whence English stack). Cognates include Estonian saun, Karelian soakna. Older sense "winter dwelling, a pit dug into snow for temporary shelter", compare Northern Sami suovdnji (“pit dug in snow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sauna

  1. sauna
    Jos ei viina, terva ja sauna auta, niin tauti on kuolemaksi. (Finnish saying)
    An illness will kill you if booze, tar and sauna won't heal it.
  2. Any bath where sweating is part of the bathing process.
    turkkilainen sauna ― Turkish bath
  3. (figuratively) a very hot place
    Synonyms: helvetti, pätsi
    Täällä on kuin saunassa.
    It's like a sauna in here.

Declension

Inflection of sauna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative sauna saunat
genitive saunan saunojen
partitive saunaa saunoja
illative saunaan saunoihin
singular plural
nominative sauna saunat
accusative nom. sauna saunat
gen. saunan
genitive saunan saunojen
saunainrare
partitive saunaa saunoja
inessive saunassa saunoissa
elative saunasta saunoista
illative saunaan saunoihin
adessive saunalla saunoilla
ablative saunalta saunoilta
allative saunalle saunoille
essive saunana saunoina
translative saunaksi saunoiksi
abessive saunatta saunoitta
instructive — saunoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sauna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative saunani saunani
accusative nom. saunani saunani
gen. saunani
genitive saunani saunojeni
saunainirare
partitive saunaani saunojani
inessive saunassani saunoissani
elative saunastani saunoistani
illative saunaani saunoihini
adessive saunallani saunoillani
ablative saunaltani saunoiltani
allative saunalleni saunoilleni
essive saunanani saunoinani
translative saunakseni saunoikseni
abessive saunattani saunoittani
instructive — —
comitative — saunoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative saunasi saunasi
accusative nom. saunasi saunasi
gen. saunasi
genitive saunasi saunojesi
saunaisirare
partitive saunaasi saunojasi
inessive saunassasi saunoissasi
elative saunastasi saunoistasi
illative saunaasi saunoihisi
adessive saunallasi saunoillasi
ablative saunaltasi saunoiltasi
allative saunallesi saunoillesi
essive saunanasi saunoinasi
translative saunaksesi saunoiksesi
abessive saunattasi saunoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — saunoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative saunamme saunamme
accusative nom. saunamme saunamme
gen. saunamme
genitive saunamme saunojemme
saunaimmerare
partitive saunaamme saunojamme
inessive saunassamme saunoissamme
elative saunastamme saunoistamme
illative saunaamme saunoihimme
adessive saunallamme saunoillamme
ablative saunaltamme saunoiltamme
allative saunallemme saunoillemme
essive saunanamme saunoinamme
translative saunaksemme saunoiksemme
abessive saunattamme saunoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — saunoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative saunanne saunanne
accusative nom. saunanne saunanne
gen. saunanne
genitive saunanne saunojenne
saunainnerare
partitive saunaanne saunojanne
inessive saunassanne saunoissanne
elative saunastanne saunoistanne
illative saunaanne saunoihinne
adessive saunallanne saunoillanne
ablative saunaltanne saunoiltanne
allative saunallenne saunoillenne
essive saunananne saunoinanne
translative saunaksenne saunoiksenne
abessive saunattanne saunoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — saunoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative saunansa saunansa
accusative nom. saunansa saunansa
gen. saunansa
genitive saunansa saunojensa
saunainsarare
partitive saunaansa saunojaan
saunojansa
inessive saunassaan
saunassansa 		saunoissaan
saunoissansa
elative saunastaan
saunastansa 		saunoistaan
saunoistansa
illative saunaansa saunoihinsa
adessive saunallaan
saunallansa 		saunoillaan
saunoillansa
ablative saunaltaan
saunaltansa 		saunoiltaan
saunoiltansa
allative saunalleen
saunallensa 		saunoilleen
saunoillensa
essive saunanaan
saunanansa 		saunoinaan
saunoinansa
translative saunakseen
saunaksensa 		saunoikseen
saunoiksensa
abessive saunattaan
saunattansa 		saunoittaan
saunoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — saunoineen
saunoinensa

Meronyms

Basic sauna vocabulary:

Derived terms

nouns
verbs
compounds

Descendants

  • → English: sauna
  • → French: sauna
  • → German: Sauna
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: sauna
  • → Russian: са́уна (sáuna) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /so.na/

Noun

sauna m (plural saunas)

  1. sauna

Further reading

Hausa

Pronunciation

Noun

saunā̀ m or f (plural saunōnī, possessed form saunàn)

  1. fool, incompetent person

Ingrian

Sauna (1).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sakna. Cognates include Finnish sauna and Estonian saun.

Pronunciation

Noun

sauna

  1. sauna, banya
  2. (colloquial) beating
    antaa kellelee saunaa ― to give a beating to someone

Declension

Declension of sauna (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative sauna saunat
genitive saunan saunoin
partitive saunaa saunoja
illative saunaa saunoi
inessive saunaas saunois
elative saunast saunoist
allative saunalle saunoille
adessive saunaal saunoil
ablative saunalt saunoilt
translative saunaks saunoiks
essive saunanna, saunaan saunoinna, saunoin
exessive1) saunant saunoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 508

Italian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaw.na/
  • Rhymes: -awna
  • Hyphenation: sàu‧na

Noun

sauna f (plural saune)

  1. sauna

See also

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

sauna

  1. Rōmaji transcription of サウナ

Lithuanian

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sauna

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish sauna.

Pronunciation

Noun

sáuna f (plural saunos) stress pattern 1

  1. sauna (sauna room or house)
    Synonym: (more general) pirtis

Declension

Declension of sáuna
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) sáuna sáunos
genitive (kilmininkas) sáunos sáunų
dative (naudininkas) sáunai sáunoms
accusative (galininkas) sáuną sáunas
instrumental (įnagininkas) sáuna sáunomis
locative (vietininkas) sáunoje sáunose
vocative (šauksmininkas) sáuna sáunos

References

  • “sauna”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024

Polish

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sauna

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English sauna, French sauna, German Sauna, ultimately from Finnish sauna, from Proto-Finnic *sakna.

Pronunciation

Noun

sauna f

  1. sauna (sauna room or house)
  2. sauna (act of using a sauna)

Declension

Declension of sauna
singular plural
nominative sauna sauny
genitive sauny saun
dative saunie saunom
accusative saunę sauny
instrumental sauną saunami
locative saunie saunach
vocative sauno sauny

Further reading

  • sauna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sauna in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -awnɐ
  • Hyphenation: sau‧na

Noun

sauna f (plural saunas)

  1. sauna (room or a house designed for heat sessions)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Finnish sauna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sâuna/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧u‧na

Noun

sȁuna f (Cyrillic spelling са̏уна)

  1. sauna

Declension

Declension of sauna
singular plural
nominative sauna saune
genitive saune sauna
dative sauni saunama
accusative saunu saune
vocative sauno saune
locative sauni saunama
instrumental saunom saunama

References

  • “sauna” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Further reading

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish sauna, from Proto-Finnic *sakna.

Noun

sauna f (genitive singular sauny, nominative plural sauny, genitive plural sáun, declension pattern of žena)

  1. sauna

Declension

Declension of sauna
singular plural
nominative sauna sauny
genitive sauny sáun
dative saune saunám
accusative saunu sauny
locative saune saunách
instrumental saunou saunami

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “sauna”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish sauna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsauna/
  • Rhymes: -auna
  • Syllabification: sau‧na

Noun

sauna f (plural saunas)

  1. sauna

See also

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sa- +‎ una.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈʔuna/,
  • Hyphenation: sa‧u‧na

Adjective

sauna (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜂᜈ)

  1. of the old generation; of days long gone
    mga taong sauna ― people of the old generation

Derived terms

Turkish

Etymology

From Finnish sauna, from Proto-Finnic *sakna.

Noun

sauna (definite accusative saunayı, plural saunalar)

  1. sauna

Declension

Inflection
Nominative sauna
Definite accusative saunayı
Singular Plural
Nominative sauna saunalar
Definite accusative saunayı saunaları
Dative saunaya saunalara
Locative saunada saunalarda
Ablative saunadan saunalardan
Genitive saunanın saunaların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular saunam saunalarım
2nd singular saunan saunaların
3rd singular saunası saunaları
1st plural saunamız saunalarımız
2nd plural saunanız saunalarınız
3rd plural saunaları saunaları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular saunamı saunalarımı
2nd singular saunanı saunalarını
3rd singular saunasını saunalarını
1st plural saunamızı saunalarımızı
2nd plural saunanızı saunalarınızı
3rd plural saunalarını saunalarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular saunama saunalarıma
2nd singular saunana saunalarına
3rd singular saunasına saunalarına
1st plural saunamıza saunalarımıza
2nd plural saunanıza saunalarınıza
3rd plural saunalarına saunalarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular saunamda saunalarımda
2nd singular saunanda saunalarında
3rd singular saunasında saunalarında
1st plural saunamızda saunalarımızda
2nd plural saunanızda saunalarınızda
3rd plural saunalarında saunalarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular saunamdan saunalarımdan
2nd singular saunandan saunalarından
3rd singular saunasından saunalarından
1st plural saunamızdan saunalarımızdan
2nd plural saunanızdan saunalarınızdan
3rd plural saunalarından saunalarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular saunamın saunalarımın
2nd singular saunanın saunalarının
3rd singular saunasının saunalarının
1st plural saunamızın saunalarımızın
2nd plural saunanızın saunalarınızın
3rd plural saunalarının saunalarının
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