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Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from English golf.
Pronunciation
Noun
Golf
- (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter G.
- (nautical) Signal flag for the letter G.
- (time zone) UTC+07:00
Translations
the letter "G" in a national spelling alphabet
References
- ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, 2022 June, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)
German
Pronunciation
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)
- (geography) bay, gulf
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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)
- (sports) golf
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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)
- Volkswagen Golf, the most popular car in Germany throughout the 1980s and 1990s
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Further reading
- “Golf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Noun
Golf m (plural Golfen)
- (uncountable) golf (sport)
- golf course
- gulf (geographical)