Golf

See also: golf and gólf

Translingual

Symbol

Golf

  1. The letter G in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

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 (genitive Golfes, plural Golfe)

  1. (geography) bay, gulf
Declension
Declension of Golf
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 uncommon, see notes
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

Golf n (genitive Golfs, no plural)

  1. (sports) golf
Declension
Declension of Golf (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Golf
genitive eines des Golfs
dative einem dem Golf
accusative einen den Golf
Derived terms

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)

  1. Volkswagen Golf, the most popular car in Germany throughout the 1980s and 1990s
Declension
Declension of Golf
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Golf die Golfs
genitive eines des Golfs der Golfs
dative einem dem Golf den Golfs
accusative einen den Golf die Golfs

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡolf/

Noun

Golf m (plural Golfen)

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