sauna

C1 Topic:Time

US /ˈsɔː.nə/ See IPA manual

noun verb Freq #11043

Meanings

1

noun
A hot room where people sit to sweat and relax, often with steam.

The hotel has a sauna in the basement.
2

noun
The act of spending time in a sauna.

John had a sauna after his swim.
3

verb
To spend time relaxing in a sauna.

They like to sauna together after a long week.

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1 noun · a hot room where people sit... sweat room

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Word family

Forms saunas

Derived forms cryosaunasaunalike

Related forms banyabathhousehammamspasudatoriumsudatory

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish sauna. Doublet of stack.

*(s)teg- (pole) Proto-Indo-European

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# sauna

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈsɔː.nə
**Frequency rank:** 11043

## Meanings
1. A hot room where people sit to sweat and relax, often with steam.
2. The act of spending time in a sauna.
3. To spend time relaxing in a sauna.

## Examples
- The hotel has a sauna in the basement.
- John had a sauna after his swim.
- They like to sauna together after a long week.

## Synonyms
- firebath

## Derived Forms
- cryosauna
- saunalike

## Related Forms
- banya
- bathhouse
- hammam
- spa
- sudatorium
- sudatory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *(s)teg- (pole)

## Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish sauna. Doublet of stack.

## AI Etymology
Sauna is borrowed from Finnish sauna. Doublet of stack. In present-day use, it can mean a hot room where people sit to sweat and relax, often with steam, or the act of spending time in a sauna. Related forms include banya, bathhouse, hammam, spa, sudatorium. Derived formations include cryosauna, saunalike.

## Topics
- Time

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