sztaba

== Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Stab. Doublet of sztab. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʂta.ba/ Rhymes: -aba Syllabification: szta‧ba === Noun === sztaba f (diminutive sztabka, related adjective sztabowy) bar (elongated bar made of metal or wood which serves to prevent the door from being opened) Synonym: sztanga ingot (solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents) connecting beam of the side plating ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “sztaba”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “sztaba”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)