sztanga
See also: sztangą
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Stange. Doublet of stenga.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sztanga f (related adjective sztangowy)
- (countable) barbell (wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter)
- (uncountable, colloquial) weightlifting (sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with the aim of successfully lifting the heaviest weights)
- Synonym: podnoszenie ciężarów
- (countable) metal rod
- (countable, colloquial) ten packets of cigarettes stacked in an oblong cardboard box
Declension edit
Declension of sztanga
Derived terms edit
nouns