UrsprungA clipping of (probably) Old Swedish badstuwu, from earlier baþstova, equivalent to bad + stuga (cognate with English bath + stove). Compare inherited badstuga.
- common-gendera sauna (room for heat sessions)
“bygga bastu på tomten” — build a sauna on the property
- common-gendera sauna (sauna session)
“ta en bastu efter jobbet” — take a sauna after work [can also be expressed as "bada bastu efter jobbet" or "basta efter jobbet"]
Formerbastu(indefinite, nominative, singular) · bastus(genitive, indefinite, singular) · bastun(definite, nominative, singular) · bastuns(definite, genitive, singular) · bastur(indefinite, nominative, plural) · basturs(genitive, indefinite, plural) · basturna(definite, nominative, plural) · basturnas(definite, genitive, plural)