Golf
Translingual
Symbol
Golf
- The letter G in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colfus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos). See gulf.
Noun
Golf m (genitive Golfes, plural Golfe)
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from English golf, probably from Middle Dutch colve and then a doublet of Kolben.
Noun
Golf n (genitive Golfs, no plural)
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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 (genitive Golfs, plural Golfs or Golfe)
- Volkswagen Golf, the most popular car in Germany throughout the 1980s and 1990s
Declension
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Noun
Golf m (plural Golfen)
- (uncountable) golf (sport)
- golf course
- gulf (geographical)
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