sauna

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Finnish sauna. Doublet of stack. === Pronunciation === enPR: sô′nə, (imitating Finnish pronunciation) sou′nə IPA(key): /ˈsɔː.nə/, (imitating Finnish pronunciation) /ˈsaʊ.nə/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈsɑː.nə/ Rhymes: -ɔːnə === Noun === sauna (plural saunas) A room or a house designed for heat sessions. The act of using a sauna. In some countries, a business with bath-like facilities that is actually a brothel or a place for (non-commercial) sexual encounters; a bathhouse or massage parlour. (informal, figuratively) A very hot place or room. ==== Synonyms ==== firebath ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === sauna (third-person singular simple present saunas, present participle saunaing, simple past and past participle saunaed) (intransitive) To use a sauna. ==== Translations ==== == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === From Finnish sauna. === Noun === sauna (definite accusative saunanı, plural saunalar) sauna ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “sauna” in Obastan.com. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Finnish sauna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈsaw.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈsaw.na] === Noun === sauna f (plural saunes) sauna === Further reading === “sauna”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from Finnish sauna, from Proto-Finnic *sakna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsau̯na] === Noun === sauna f sauna ==== Declension ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Finnish sauna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɑu̯.naː/ Hyphenation: sau‧na Rhymes: -ɑu̯naː === Noun === sauna m (plural sauna's, diminutive saunaatje n) sauna (often diminutive) a session in a sauna ==== Derived terms ==== buitensauna huissauna === See also === stoombad == Estonian == === Noun === sauna genitive/partitive/illative singular of saun == Faroese == === Etymology === From Finnish sauna, from Proto-Finnic *sakna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsɑu̯nɑ] Hyphenation: sau‧na Rhymes: -ɑu̯nɑ Homophone: savna === Noun === sauna f (genitive singular saunu, plural saunur) sauna ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *sakna (compare southeastern dialectal saakna, sakna, Estonian saun), possibly borrowed from early Proto-Germanic *stakna- (later *stakkaz, whence English stack). 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] Rhymes: -ɑunɑ Syllabification(key): sau‧na Hyphenation(key): sau‧na === Noun === sauna sauna (by extension) Any bath where sweating is part of the bathing process. turkkilainen sauna ― Turkish bath (figuratively) a very hot place, oven Synonyms: helvetti, pätsi ==== Declension ==== ==== Meronyms ==== Basic sauna vocabulary: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: sauna → French: sauna → German: Sauna → Norwegian Bokmål: sauna → Russian: са́уна (sáuna) (see there for further descendants) === Further reading === “sauna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[5] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === asuna, nasua == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /so.na/ === Noun === sauna m (plural saunas) sauna === Further reading === “sauna”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Hausa == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sáu.nàː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sáu.nàː] === Noun === saunā̀ m or f (plural saunōnī, possessed form saunàn) fool, incompetent person == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Finnish sauna, from Proto-Finnic *sakna. === Noun === sauna (plural sauna-sauna) sauna == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *sakna. Cognates include Finnish sauna and Estonian saun. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsɑu̯nɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑu̯n] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsɑu̯nɑ/, [ˈʃɑu̯nɑ] Rhymes: -ɑu̯n, -ɑu̯nɑ Hyphenation: sau‧na === Noun === sauna sauna, banya (colloquial) beating antaa kellelee saunaa ― to give a beating to someone ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (banya): (dialectal, obsolete) kyli ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Fedor Tumansky (1790), “сауна”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 691 V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[8], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10 Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 508 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsaw.na/ Rhymes: -awna Hyphenation: sàu‧na === Noun === sauna f (plural saune) sauna ==== See also ==== bagno turco === Anagrams === nasua == Japanese == === Romanization === sauna Rōmaji transcription of サウナ == Lithuanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Finnish sauna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [¹ˈsɑˑʊnɐ] Rhymes: -ɑˑʊnɐ Syllabification: sáu‧na === Noun === sáuna f (plural sáunos) stress pattern 1 sauna (sauna room or house) Synonym: (more general) pirtis ==== Declension ==== === References === “sauna”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026 == Polish == === Etymology === Internationalism; compare English sauna, French sauna, German Sauna, ultimately from Finnish sauna, from Proto-Finnic *sakna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsaw.na/ Rhymes: -awna Syllabification: sau‧na === Noun === sauna f sauna (sauna room or house) sauna (act of using a sauna) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “sauna”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[9] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “sauna”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[10] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -awnɐ Hyphenation: sau‧na === Noun === sauna f (plural saunas) sauna (room or a house designed for heat sessions) === Further reading === “sauna”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “sauna”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === From Finnish sauna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sâuna/ Hyphenation: sa‧u‧na === Noun === sȁuna f (Cyrillic spelling са̏уна) sauna ==== Declension ==== === References === “sauna”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 === Further reading === sauna on the Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia.Wikipedia sh == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from Finnish sauna, from Proto-Finnic *sakna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sauna/, [ˈsauna] Rhymes: -una Hyphenation: sa‧u‧na === Noun === sauna f (relational adjective saunový) sauna ==== Declension ==== === 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, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Finnish sauna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsauna/ [ˈsau̯.na] Rhymes: -auna Syllabification: sau‧na === Noun === sauna f (plural saunas) sauna === See also === baño turco temascal === Further reading === “sauna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === saona — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling === Etymology === From sa- + una. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saˈʔuna/ [sɐˈʔuː.n̪ɐ] Rhymes: -una Syllabification: sa‧u‧na === Adjective === sauna (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜂᜈ) of the old generation; of days long gone mga taong sauna ― people of the old generation ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “sauna”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 == Turkish == === Etymology === From Finnish sauna, from Proto-Finnic *sakna. === Noun === sauna (definite accusative saunayı, plural saunalar) sauna ==== Declension ====