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die Stange

noun · /ˈʃtaŋə/ ·
Etymology

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

Translation

  1. pole; bar; rod; post (a long stick, usually round and of metal, but also of other material, especially when fixed somewhere) feminine
  2. small straight glass for beer (especially Kölsch) feminine
  3. carton (lengthy box containing several packets) feminine
  4. a lot (especially of money); a packet colloquial, feminine

    eine Stange Geld

    a lot of money

  5. run-of-the-mill, chiefly with clothes (referring to the poles on which clothes are presented in large fashion shops) feminine

    Stangenkleidung ist mir nicht individuell genug.

    I find run-of-the-mill garments lacking in individuality.

  6. crossbar (the bar which conjoins two goalposts) Austria, feminine

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Stange Stangen
Accusative Stange Stangen
Dative Stange Stangen
Genitive Stange Stangen