saunen

German

Etymology

From Sauna (sauna) + -en, after the plural Saunen (saunas) and by analogy with duschen (to shower) and baden (to bathe), which exhibit the same alternation between intransitive and reflexive use.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaʊ̯nən/, [ˈzäo̯nən], [ˈzäo̯nn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: sau‧nen

Verb

saunen (weak, third-person singular present saunt, past tense saunte, past participle gesaunt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive or reflexive) to sauna (use a sauna)
    Wir saunen (uns) jeden Donnerstag.
    We sauna every Thursday.

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Further reading

  • saunen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • saunen” in Duden online
  • saunen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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