Stångan

See also: Stångån

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Stång (South Central Bavarian, Tyrol)
• Stånga (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Old High German stanga, from Proto-West Germanic *stangu, from Proto-Germanic *stangō, from Proto-Indo-European *stengʰ-, *stegʰ- (“to be stiff, sting; rod, blade”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃd̥ɔŋɐn/
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃd̥ɒ̃ːŋɐn/ (Vienna)
• Hyphenation: Stån‧gan

Noun

Stångan f (plural Stångan, diminutive Stangl or Stangerl) (East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Vienna)

1. pole; bar; rod; post (a long stick, usually round and of metal, but also of other material, especially when fixed somewhere)
2. (of cigarettes) carton (lengthy box containing several packets)
3. a lot (especially of money); a packet
4. (sports) crossbar (the bar which conjoins two goalposts)