Feminine

Stange

Meaning

  1. (feminine) pole; bar; rod; post (a long stick, usually round and of metal, but also of other material, especially when fixed somewhere)
  2. (feminine) small straight glass for beer (especially Kölsch)
  3. (feminine) carton (lengthy box containing several packets)
  4. (colloquial, feminine) a lot (especially of money); a packet
  5. (feminine) run-of-the-mill, chiefly with clothes (referring to the poles on which clothes are presented in large fashion shops)
  6. (Austria, feminine) crossbar (the bar which conjoins two goalposts)

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

stägge

Aargau

Aargau

schtiggel

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bängel

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtaŋə/
Etymology

In summary

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

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