Stange

See also: stange

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Stange

1. A surname

Anagrams

• Tegans, agenst, agents

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German

Etymology

Old High German stanga, from Germanic *stangjo-. Compare English stang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtaŋə/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aŋə

Noun

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. a small straight glass for beer, especially Kölsch
3. (of cigarettes) carton (lengthy box containing several packets)
4. (chiefly in eine Stange Geld) a lot (of money); a packet
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.

Related terms

• Stängel
• Salzstange
• Fahnenstange
• von der Stange
• Stangenware

Descendants

• → Russian: шта́нга (štánga) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• “Stange” in Duden online

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Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Stange

1. A municipality of Hedmark, Norway

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Stange

1. A municipality of Hedmark, Norway