saun

English

Noun

saun (plural sauns)

1. A male elephant that is not part of a herd; a rogue.
   • 1810, Decoy Elephants Catching a Male, in Enos Bronson (editor), Select Reviews of Literature, and Spirit of Foreign Magazines, Volume 3, page 123,

     Though on some occasions the mahouts accompany the koomkies up to the saun, yet it is safer, and generally the most sure and easy mode, for them to dismount in some contiguous cover with their blankets and ropes, leading the koomkies to the saun, towards which they proceed in the most cunning style.

Anagrams

• Anus, NSAU, Naus, UNAs, USAN, USNA, Unas, Usan, anus, añus, naus

Estonian

Saun

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sakna, possibly from Proto-Germanic *stakkaz (“a barn; rick; haystack”), cognate with English stack, Old Norse stakkr (“stack”) and dialectal Swedish stake (“hearth, fireplace”). Possibly also from Proto-Germanic *sāpnaz (“a place of soap”). Cognate with Finnish sauna, Livvi saunu, Livonian sōna and Northern Sami suovdnji (“a pit dug in snow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑu̯n/
• Rhymes: -ɑun

Noun

saun (genitive sauna, partitive sauna)

1. sauna
   1. A heated building or room made for sweating and washing.

      Spaas on ka mitu sauna ja jõusaal.

      The spa has also many saunas and a gym.

   2. The act of using a sauna.

      Pärast trenni on hea saunas käia

      It feels great to have a sauna after a workout.

Declension

Declension of saun (ÕS type 22u/leib, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		saun	saunad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	sauna
genitive			saunade
partitive		sauna	saunu saunasid
illative		sauna saunasse	saunadesse saunusse
inessive		saunas	saunades saunus
elative		saunast	saunadest saunust
allative		saunale	saunadele saunule
adessive		saunal	saunadel saunul
ablative		saunalt	saunadelt saunult
translative		saunaks	saunadeks saunuks
terminative		saunani	saunadeni
essive		saunana	saunadena
abessive		saunata	saunadeta
comitative		saunaga	saunadega

Derived terms

• saunik
• saunaline
• saunandus
• saunatama
• saunatamine
• saunataja
• saunakütja
• saunakütmine
• saunaminek
• saunaskäija
• saunaskäik

Related terms

• saunaviht
• aurusaun
• leilisaun
• suitsusaun
• veresaun

Middle English

Preposition

saun

1. Alternative form of saunz

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English sound.

Noun

saun

1. sound

Volapük

Noun

saun

1. health