Golf

See also: golf and gólf

Translingual

Golf [1]
Golf [2]
Golf [3]

Alternative forms

• golf

Etymology

From English golf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɔlf]

Noun

Golf

1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter G.
2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter G.
3. (time zone) UTC+07:00

ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes for letters

code	Alfa	Bravo	Charlie	Delta	Echo	Foxtrot	Golf	Hotel	India	Juliett	Kilo	Lima	Mike
	November	Oscar	Papa	Quebec	Romeo	Sierra	Tango	Uniform	Victor	Whiskey	Xray	Yankee	Zulu

Translations

the letter "G" in a national spelling alphabet

• Czech: Gustav (cs)
• English: George
• Estonian: Gustav
• Finnish: Gideon
• Italian: Genova (it)
• Russian: (for both Cyrillic and Roman) Гали́на (ru) f (Galína), Григо́рий (ru) m (Grigórij)
• Swedish: Gustav (sv)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔlf/

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colfus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos). See gulf.

Noun

Golf m (strong, genitive Golfes or Golfs, plural Golfe)

1. (geography) bay, gulf

Declension

Declension of Golf [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Golf	die	Golfe
genitive	eines	des	Golfes, Golfs	der	Golfe
dative	einem	dem	Golf, Golfe1	den	Golfen
accusative	einen	den	Golf	die	Golfe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Golfkrieg
• Golfkrise
• Golfmonarchie
• Golfregion
• Golfstrom

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English golf, probably from Middle Dutch colve and then a doublet of Kolben.

Noun

Golf n (strong, genitive Golfs, no plural)

1. (sports) golf

Declension

Declension of Golf [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Golf
genitive	eines	des	Golfs
dative	einem	dem	Golf
accusative	ein	das	Golf

Derived terms

• Crossgolf
• Golfbahn
• Golfball
• Golfclub
• golfen
• Golfer
• Golfplatz
• Golfschläger
• Golfschuh
• Golfspiel
• Golfspieler
• Golfturnier
• Minigolf

 

Etymology 3

Brandname. Apparently with associations to both above etymologies. Compare the contemporaneous models Jetta (from the jetstream), Passat (from Passat “trade wind”) and Polo (from the polo sport).

Noun

Golf m (strong, genitive Golfs, plural Golfs or Golfe)

1. Volkswagen Golf, the most popular car in Germany throughout the 1980s and 1990s

Declension

Declension of Golf [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Golf	die	Golfs, Golfe
genitive	eines	des	Golfs	der	Golfs, Golfe
dative	einem	dem	Golf	den	Golfs, Golfen
accusative	einen	den	Golf	die	Golfs, Golfe

Further reading

• “Golf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡolf/

Noun

Golf m (plural Golfen)

1. (uncountable) golf (sport)
2. golf course
3. gulf (geographical)