Golf

See also: golf and gólf

Translingual

Golf [1]
Golf [2]
Golf [3]

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English golf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɔlf][1]

Noun

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
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

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/
  • Audio:(file)

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
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
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Brandname. Apparently with associations to both above etymologies. Compare the contemporaneous models Jetta (from the jetstream), Passat (from Passattrade 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

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)