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Golf
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golf gólf
Translingual
frameless|upright=0.5 Golf [1] frameless Golf [2] frameless Golf [3]
Alternative forms
mul golf GOLF
Etymology
mul en golf.
Pronunciation
mul [ˈɡɔlf] DIN 5009:2022-06 Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“) Deutsches Institut für Normung June 2022
Noun
mul noun
mul Q9739 1 1 G
mul nautical Signal flag for the letter G.
mul time zone UTC+07:00
Translations
the letter "G" in a national spelling alphabet
Bulgarian: bg Голф
Czech: cs Gustav
English: en George
Estonian: et Gustav
Finnish: fi Gideon
Italian: it Genova
Russian: for both Cyrillic and Roman ru Гали́на f, ru Григо́рий m
Swedish: sv Gustav
Turkish: tr Giresun
References
German
Pronunciation
de /ɡɔlf/
de De-Golf.ogg
de De-Golf2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
de it golfo, from de la-lat colfus, from de grc κόλπος. See en gulf.
Noun
m,(e)s
de geography bay, gulf
Declension
m,(e)s
Derived terms
de Golfkrieg Golfkrise Golfmonarchie Golfregion Golfstrom
Etymology 2
de en golf, probably from de dum colve and then a doublet of de Kolben.
Noun
n.sg
de sports golf
Declension
n.sg
Derived terms
de 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 de Jetta (from the en jetstream), de Passat (from de Passat “trade wind”) and de Polo (from the en polo sport).
Noun
m,,s:e
de automotive Volkswagen Golf, the most popular car in Germany throughout the 1980s and 1990s
Declension
m,,s:e
Derived terms
de Generation Golf
Further reading
de Bodies of water Games Landforms
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
lb /ɡolf/
Noun
m
lb uncountable golf (sport)
golf course
gulf (geographical)
lb Sports