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sauna

See also: Sauna, saŭna, and saună

EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Finnish sauna. Doublet of stack.

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

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.
  5. (informal, figuratively) A very hot place or room.

SynonymsEdit

TranslationsEdit

See alsoEdit

VerbEdit

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

  1. To use a sauna.

TranslationsEdit

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Finnish sauna.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

sauna f (plural saunes)

  1. sauna

Further readingEdit

CzechEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

sauna f

  1. sauna

DeclensionEdit

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

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Finnish sauna.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

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 quote)
  2. (often diminutive) a session in a sauna

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

EstonianEdit

NounEdit

sauna

  1. genitive/partitive/illative singular of saun

FaroeseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Finnish sauna, from Proto-Finnic *sakna.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

sauna f (genitive singular saunu, plural saunur)

  1. sauna

DeclensionEdit

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

FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑu̯nɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑu̯nɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑunɑ
  • Syllabification(key): sau‧na

NounEdit

sauna

 
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  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
    Täällä on kuin saunassa.
    It's like a sauna in here.
    Synonyms: helvetti, pätsi

DeclensionEdit

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
instructive — saunoin
abessive saunatta saunoitta
comitative — saunoineen
Possessive forms of sauna (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person saunani saunamme
2nd person saunasi saunanne
3rd person saunansa

MeronymsEdit

Basic sauna vocabulary:

Derived termsEdit

CompoundsEdit

DescendantsEdit

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

AnagramsEdit

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

IPA(key): /so.na/

NounEdit

sauna m (plural saunas)

  1. sauna

Further readingEdit

HausaEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /sáu.nàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sáu.nàː]

NounEdit

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

  1. fool, incompetent person

IngrianEdit

 
Sauna.

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

sauna

  1. sauna, banya

DeclensionEdit

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 termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 508

ItalianEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

sauna f (plural saune)

  1. sauna

See alsoEdit

AnagramsEdit

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

sauna

  1. Rōmaji transcription of サウナ

PolishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Finnish sauna.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

sauna f

  1. sauna

DeclensionEdit

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 readingEdit

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

PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsaw.nɐ/ [ˈsaʊ̯.nɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsaw.na/ [ˈsaʊ̯.na]

  • Rhymes: -awnɐ
  • Hyphenation: sau‧na

NounEdit

sauna f (plural saunas)

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

Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Finnish sauna.

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

sȁuna f (Cyrillic spelling са̏уна)

  1. sauna

DeclensionEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

  • “sauna” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Further readingEdit

SlovakEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

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

  1. sauna

DeclensionEdit

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

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • sauna in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

SpanishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Finnish sauna.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsauna/ [ˈsau̯.na]
  • Rhymes: -auna
  • Syllabification: sau‧na

NounEdit

sauna f (plural saunas)

  1. sauna

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

TagalogEdit

EtymologyEdit

From sa- +‎ una.

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: sa‧u‧na
  • IPA(key): /saˈʔuna/, [sɐˈʔu.nɐ]

AdjectiveEdit

sauna

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

Derived termsEdit

TurkishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Finnish sauna, from Proto-Finnic *sakna.

NounEdit

sauna (definite accusative saunayı, plural saunalar)

  1. sauna

DeclensionEdit

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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