sztanga

== Polish == === Alternative forms === śtanga (“telegraph pole”) (Łowicz) === Etymology === Borrowed from German Stange. Doublet of stenga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʂtaŋ.ɡa/ Rhymes: -aŋɡa Syllabification: sztan‧ga === Noun === sztanga f (related adjective sztangowy) (countable) barbell (wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter) (uncountable, colloquial) weightlifting (sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with the aim of successfully lifting the heaviest weights) Synonym: podnoszenie ciężarów (countable) metal rod Synonym: sztaba Hypernym: pręt (countable, colloquial) ten packets of cigarettes stacked in an oblong cardboard box ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “sztanga”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “sztanga”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) sztanga in PWN's encyclopedia