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Golf

See also: golf and gólf

Translingual

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Golf [1]
 
Golf [2]
 
Golf [3]

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English golf.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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
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
zero one two three (tree) four (fower) five (fife) six seven eight nine (niner) hundred thousand decimal

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References

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  1. ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, 2022 June, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɔlf/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

  1. (geography) bay, gulf
Declension
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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
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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Golf n (strong, genitive Golfs, no plural)

  1. (sports) golf
Declension
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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
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Etymology 3

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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

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

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

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  • “Golf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

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Noun

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Golf m (plural Golfen)

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