See also: stange

English

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

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Stange

  1. A surname.

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German stanga, from Proto-Germanic *stangō. Compare English stang.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaŋə/
  • Rhymes: -aŋə
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Stange f (genitive Stange, plural Stangen)

  1. pole; bar; rod; post (a long stick, usually round and of metal, but also of other material, especially when fixed somewhere)
  2. small straight glass for beer (especially Kölsch)
  3. (of cigarettes) carton (lengthy box containing several packets)
  4. (colloquial) a lot (especially of money); a packet
    eine Stange Gelda lot of money
  5. (in von der Stange or compounds) run-of-the-mill, chiefly with clothes (referring to the poles on which clothes are presented in large fashion shops)
    Stangenkleidung ist mir nicht individuell genug.
    I find run-of-the-mill garments lacking in individuality.
  6. (Austria, sports) crossbar (the bar which conjoins two goalposts)
    Synonym: Latte

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Descendants

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  • Bulgarian: ща́нга (štánga)
  • Macedonian: шта́нга (štánga)
  • Russian: шта́нга (štánga) (see there for further descendants)
  • Serbo-Croatian: шта́нга

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Noun

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Stange f

  1. plural of Stang

Norwegian Bokmål

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Proper noun

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Stange

  1. A municipality of Hedmark, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Proper noun

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Stange

  1. A municipality of Hedmark, Norway