bastu
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
- badstu (alternative spelling)
Etymology edit
A clipping of Old Norse baðstofu (oblique case of baðstofa) with metaphony. Compare badstugu.
Noun edit
bastu f (definite singular bastua or basto, indefinite plural bastuer or bastur, definite plural bastuene or badstune)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
A clipping of (probably) Old Swedish badstuwu, from earlier baþstova, equivalent to bad + stuga. Compare inherited badstuga.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
bastu c
- a sauna (room for heat sessions)
- (in some expressions) a sauna (sauna session)
- Synonym: bastubad
- ta en bastu efter jobbet
- take a sauna after work (can also be expressed as "bada bastu efter jobbet" or "basta efter jobbet")
Usage notes edit
Nouns ending with unstressed (short) -u are rare in Swedish and most of them are loanwords, and the plural form -r given by normative dictionaries feels unnatural to many speakers. For this reason, alternative plural forms like bastuar may be found.
Declension edit
Declension of bastu | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bastu | bastun | bastur | basturna |
Genitive | bastus | bastuns | basturs | basturnas |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- bastu in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bastu in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bastu in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Gunlög Josefsson (2018) “Avokadosar och kepsar – ett epentetiskt s med olika funktioner [Avokadosar and kepsar – an epenthetic s with many functions]”, in Språk & stil[1], volume NF 28, Uppsala: Uppsala University, →ISSN, pages 5-21