golf

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

The word is first known in English from the 15th century from Scots. Although the etymology is uncertain, the most likely origin is that it comes from the Middle Dutch colve or colf (“club”).

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golf (uncountable)

  1. (sports) A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.
  2. The letter G in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

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ball game
the letter “G”

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Terms derived from the noun “golf”

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golf (third-person singular simple present golfs, present participle golfing, simple past and past participle golfed)

  1. To play golf.

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golf m. (plural golfs)

  1. gulf

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From English golf.

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golf m. (uncountable)

  1. golf
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golf m.

  1. golf (a ball game)

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[edit] Dutch

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golf f. (plural golven, ??? please provide the diminutive!)

  1. wave
  2. (physics) wave
  3. (geography) gulf

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golf n. (uncountable)

  1. golf

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golf

  1. first-person singular present indicative of golven.
  2. imperative of golven.
  3. first-person singular present indicative of golfen.
  4. imperative of golfen.

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(index g)

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From English golf.

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  • Hyphenation: golf
  • IPA: /ˈɡolf/

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golf

  1. golf

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Declension of golf (type risti)
singular plural
nominative golf golfit
genitive golfin golfien
partitive golfia golfeja
accusative golf
golfin		 golfit
inessive golfissa golfeissa
elative golfista golfeista
illative golfiin golfeihin
adessive golfilla golfeilla
ablative golfilta golfeilta
allative golfille golfeille
essive golfina golfeina
translative golfiksi golfeiksi
instructive – golfein
abessive golfitta golfeitta
comitative – golfeineen

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golf m. (plural golf)

  1. golf

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golf m. (usually uncountable)

  1. golf

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  • IPA: /ˈɡolf/
  • Hyphenation: golf

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golf (uncountable)

  1. golf

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golf m. inv.

  1. golf
  2. jumper, cardigan

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golf m. (Cyrillic spelling голф)

  1. golf

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From English golf.

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golf m. (usually uncountable)

  1. golf

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golf c.

  1. gulf, bay
  2. golf; a sport
  3. Obsolete spelling of golv.

[edit] Declension

Declension of golf 1
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative golf golfen golfer golferna
genitive golfs golfens golfers golfernas
Declension of golf 2
uncountable uncountable
Common indefinite definite
nominative golf golfen
genitive golfs golfens

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golf

  1. golf
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