Golf

See also: golf and gólf

Translingual
Golf [2]

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English golf.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɔlf][1]

Noun

Golf

  1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO phonetic alphabet code for the letter G.
  2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter G.

Translations

References
  1. DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, June 2022, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony 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 (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 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 (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

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)
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