bastu

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === badstu (alternative spelling) === Etymology === A clipping of Old Norse baðstofu (oblique case of baðstofa) with metaphony. Compare badstugu. === Noun === bastu f (definite singular bastua or basto, indefinite plural bastuer or bastur, definite plural bastuene or badstune) (dialectal) alternative form of badstove (“sauna”) == Swedish == === Etymology === A clipping of (probably) Old Swedish badstuwu, from earlier baþstova, equivalent to bad +‎ stuga (cognate with English bath + stove). Compare inherited badstuga. === Pronunciation === === Noun === bastu c a sauna (room for heat sessions) (in some expressions) a sauna (sauna session) Synonym: bastubad ==== Usage notes ==== 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bada bastu bastuaggregat bastubad bastukvast ==== Related terms ==== basta ==== See also ==== duscha het lövruska svett svettas svettig varm === References === “bastu”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “bastu”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “bastu”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) 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