Stångan

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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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)