sauna

See also: Sauna

English

Etymology

From Finnish sauna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔː.nə/, (respecting Finnish pronunciation) /ˈsaʊ.nə/

• Audio (US):

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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.

3. A public sauna; a front for a brothel in some countries.

Synonyms

• firebath

Translations

sauna room or house

• Arabic: سَاوْنَا f (sāwnā)
• Armenian: սաունա (hy) (sauna)
• Belarusian: са́ўна f (sáŭna)
• Bulgarian: са́уна f (sáuna)
• Catalan: sauna (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 桑拿 (zh) (sāngná), 桑拿浴 (sāngnáyù), 三溫暖／三温暖 (zh) (sānwēnnuǎn), 三温暖 (zh) (sān-wēnnuǎn)

• Czech: sauna (cs) f
• Danish: sauna c
• Esperanto: saŭno
• Estonian: saun
• Faroese: sauna f
• Finnish: sauna (fi)
• French: sauna (fr) f
• Galician: sauna (gl) f
• Georgian: საუნა (sauna)
• German: Sauna (de) f
• Greek: σάουνα (el) f (sáouna), ατμόλουτρο (el) n (atmóloutro)

  Ancient: πυρία f (puría)

• Hebrew: סאונה (he)
• Hindi: सॉना (sŏnā)
• Hungarian: szauna (hu)
• Icelandic: sána (is) f, baðstofa (is) f, eimbað (is) n, gufubað (is) n
• Ido: sauno, stuvo (io)
• Interlingua: sauna
• Italian: sauna (it) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: サウナ (sauna)
• Korean: 사우나 (ko) (sauna)
• Latgalian: pierts m
• Latin: sūdātōrium n
• Latvian: pirts m
• Lithuanian: pirtis f
• Mari:

  Western Mari: момоца (momoca)

• Navajo: táchééh
• Norwegian: badstue f
• Persian: سونا (fa) (sonâ)
• Polish: sauna (pl) f
• Portuguese: sauna (pt) f
• Romanian: saună f
• Russian: са́уна (ru) f (sáuna), фи́нская ба́ня f (fínskaja bánja)
• Serbo-Croatian: sauna (sh) f
• Skolt Sami: säu´nn
• Slovak: sauna f
• Spanish: sauna (es) m or f
• Sudovian: pirtis
• Swedish: bastu (sv) c, sauna (sv) c
• Thai: ซาวน่า (saaonâa)
• Turkish: sauna (tr)
• Ukrainian: са́уна f (sáuna)
• Yiddish: שוויץ m (shvits), שוויצבאָד f (shvitsbod)

act of using a sauna

• Estonian: saun, saunatamine
• Finnish: saunominen (fi), sauna (fi)
• German: Saunieren
• Greek: ατμόλουτρο (el) n (atmóloutro)
• Polish: sauna (pl) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: banho de sauna m
• Romanian: baie de abur f
• Swedish: bastande (sv) n, bastubadande n

Verb

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

1. To use a sauna.

Translations

to use a sauna

• Dutch: sauna (nl) m
• Estonian: saunatama
• Finnish: saunoa (fi)
• French: prendre (fr) un (fr) sauna (fr)
• German: saunieren (de)
• Hungarian: szaunázik
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: usare una sauna
• Japanese: サウナに入る (sauna ni hairu)
• Portuguese: tomar banho de sauna
• Spanish: tomar un sauna, tomar una sauna
• Swedish: basta (sv), bada bastu (sv)

See also

• Turkish bath, hammam
• banya

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish sauna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsaw.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈsaw.na]

Noun

sauna f (plural saunes)

1. sauna

Further reading

• “sauna” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish sauna, from .

Noun

sauna f

1. sauna

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish sauna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑu̯.naː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: sau‧na
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯naː

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

• buitensauna
• huissauna

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Estonian

Noun

sauna

1. genitive singular of saun
2. partitive singular of saun
3. illative singular of saun

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Faroese

Etymology

From Finnish sauna, from .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɑu̯nɑ]
• Hyphenation: sau‧na
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯nɑ
• Homophone: savna

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

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Finnish

Etymology

From , possibly an early Germanic loan from the same root as e.g. 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑu̯nɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝u̯nɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: sau‧na
• Rhymes: -ɑunɑ

Noun

sauna

1. sauna
2. Any bath where sweating is part of the bathing process.

   turkkilainen sauna

   Turkish bath

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 saunain rare
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 saunaini rare 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 saunaisi rare 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 saunaimme rare 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 saunainne rare 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 saunainsa rare 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

Derived terms

• nouns: opin sauna, yleinen sauna
• verbs: saunoa, saunottaa

Compounds

• saunailta
• saunamajuri
• saunaolut

• saunapalvi
• saunapyyhe
• saunatonttu

• saunavihta
• savusauna
• selkäsauna

• sähkösauna
• telttasauna

Meronyms

Basic sauna vocabulary:

• jäähy
• kiuas
• lauteet

• löyly
• löylyhuone
• löylykauha

• pefletti
• pesuhuone
• pukuhuone

• vasta
• vihta

Descendants

• → English: sauna
• → Russian: са́уна (sáuna) (see there for further descendants)

Anagrams

• asuna, nasua

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Hausa

Noun

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

1. fool, incompetent person

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Ingrian

Noun

sauna

1. bath-house

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Italian

Noun

sauna f (plural saune)

1. sauna

See also

• bagno turco

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Japanese

Romanization

sauna

1. Rōmaji transcription of サウナ

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Polish

Etymology

From Finnish sauna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaw.na/

Noun

sauna f

1. 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

• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -awna

Noun

sauna f (plural saunas)

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

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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

• sauna on the Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^sh

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Slovak

Etymology

From Finnish sauna, from .

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

• saunový

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

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsa̠u.na̠]

Etymology

From Finnish sauna.

Noun

sauna f (plural saunas)

1. sauna

See also

• baño turco
• temascal

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Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish sauna, from .

Noun

sauna

1. sauna

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn