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See also: Golf and gólf

Translingual

Noun

golf

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Golf of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.

English

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Etymology

The word is first known in English from the 17th century as a borrowing from Middle Scots golf, gouff. Although the etymology is uncertain, the most likely origin is that it comes from the Middle Dutch colve, colf (club), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz (club), related to German Kolben (piston, rod), Swedish kolv (piston, rod), Old English clopp (rock; cliff).

Pronunciation

Noun

golf (uncountable)

  1. (sports) A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.
    • 2017 October 16, Adam Jourdan, Matt Miller, “In the rough - China closes Wanda golf courses in chilly northeast”, in Himani Sarkar, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 18 March 2023, Business News:
      In January, China’s state planner said it had ordered the closure of more than 100 golf courses in a multi-year campaign launched in 2011 to tackle illegal development in the sector.
      Golf has also been added to a list of Communist Party disciplinary violations, and is often cited in cases of graft.
  2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Golf from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

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Translations

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Verb

golf (third-person singular simple present golfs, present participle golfing, simple past and past participle golfed)

  1. (intransitive) To play the game of golf.
  2. (computing) To write something in as few characters as possible (e.g. in code golf, regex golf)

Translations

Anagrams

Asturian

Noun

golf m (uncountable)

  1. (sports) golf

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin colfus, colphus, culfus, alteration of colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos).

Noun

golf m (plural golfs)

  1. gulf

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English golf.

Noun

golf m (uncountable)

  1. golf
Derived terms
Related terms

Further reading

Czech

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English golf.

Noun

golf m inan

  1. golf (a ball game)
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Golf.

Noun

golf m inan

  1. bay, gulf
Declension

Further reading

  • golf in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • golf in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • golf in Internetová jazyková příručka

References

  1. ^ "golf¹" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  2. ^ "golf²" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Dutch

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gelve, from Proto-Germanic *gelbaną, Influenced by Late Latin colfus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos).

Pronunciation

Noun

golf c (plural golven, diminutive golfje n)

  1. wave
  2. (physics) wave
  3. (geography) gulf
Synonyms
Derived terms

Verb

golf

  1. inflection of golven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English golf.

Pronunciation

Noun

golf n (uncountable)

  1. golf

Verb

golf

  1. inflection of golfen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Further reading

  • golf” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.

Faroese

Etymology

From English golf, from Scots.

Noun

golf n (genitive singular golfs, uncountable)

  1. golf

Declension

Declension of golf (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative golf golfið
accusative golf golfið
dative golfi golfinum
genitive golfs golfsins

Derived terms

Finnish

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Etymology

From English golf.

Pronunciation

Noun

golf

  1. golf

Declension

Inflection of golf (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative golf golfit
genitive golfin golfien
partitive golfia golfeja
illative golfiin golfeihin
singular plural
nominative golf golfit
accusative nom. golf golfit
gen. golfin
genitive golfin golfien
partitive golfia golfeja
inessive golfissa golfeissa
elative golfista golfeista
illative golfiin golfeihin
adessive golfilla golfeilla
ablative golfilta golfeilta
allative golfille golfeille
essive golfina golfeina
translative golfiksi golfeiksi
abessive golfitta golfeitta
instructive golfein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of golf (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative golfini golfini
accusative nom. golfini golfini
gen. golfini
genitive golfini golfieni
partitive golfiani golfejani
inessive golfissani golfeissani
elative golfistani golfeistani
illative golfiini golfeihini
adessive golfillani golfeillani
ablative golfiltani golfeiltani
allative golfilleni golfeilleni
essive golfinani golfeinani
translative golfikseni golfeikseni
abessive golfittani golfeittani
instructive
comitative golfeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative golfisi golfisi
accusative nom. golfisi golfisi
gen. golfisi
genitive golfisi golfiesi
partitive golfiasi golfejasi
inessive golfissasi golfeissasi
elative golfistasi golfeistasi
illative golfiisi golfeihisi
adessive golfillasi golfeillasi
ablative golfiltasi golfeiltasi
allative golfillesi golfeillesi
essive golfinasi golfeinasi
translative golfiksesi golfeiksesi
abessive golfittasi golfeittasi
instructive
comitative golfeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative golfimme golfimme
accusative nom. golfimme golfimme
gen. golfimme
genitive golfimme golfiemme
partitive golfiamme golfejamme
inessive golfissamme golfeissamme
elative golfistamme golfeistamme
illative golfiimme golfeihimme
adessive golfillamme golfeillamme
ablative golfiltamme golfeiltamme
allative golfillemme golfeillemme
essive golfinamme golfeinamme
translative golfiksemme golfeiksemme
abessive golfittamme golfeittamme
instructive
comitative golfeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative golfinne golfinne
accusative nom. golfinne golfinne
gen. golfinne
genitive golfinne golfienne
partitive golfianne golfejanne
inessive golfissanne golfeissanne
elative golfistanne golfeistanne
illative golfiinne golfeihinne
adessive golfillanne golfeillanne
ablative golfiltanne golfeiltanne
allative golfillenne golfeillenne
essive golfinanne golfeinanne
translative golfiksenne golfeiksenne
abessive golfittanne golfeittanne
instructive
comitative golfeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative golfinsa golfinsa
accusative nom. golfinsa golfinsa
gen. golfinsa
genitive golfinsa golfiensa
partitive golfiaan
golfiansa
golfejaan
golfejansa
inessive golfissaan
golfissansa
golfeissaan
golfeissansa
elative golfistaan
golfistansa
golfeistaan
golfeistansa
illative golfiinsa golfeihinsa
adessive golfillaan
golfillansa
golfeillaan
golfeillansa
ablative golfiltaan
golfiltansa
golfeiltaan
golfeiltansa
allative golfilleen
golfillensa
golfeilleen
golfeillensa
essive golfinaan
golfinansa
golfeinaan
golfeinansa
translative golfikseen
golfiksensa
golfeikseen
golfeiksensa
abessive golfittaan
golfittansa
golfeittaan
golfeittansa
instructive
comitative golfeineen
golfeinensa

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Derived terms

Compounds

Further reading

French

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Pronunciation

Noun

golf m (plural golf)

  1. golf

Further reading

Galician

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Noun

golf m (uncountable)

  1. golf

German

Verb

golf

  1. singular imperative of golfen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of golfen

Hungarian

Etymology

From English golf.

Pronunciation

Noun

golf (usually uncountable, plural golfok)

  1. golf

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative golf golfok
accusative golfot golfokat
dative golfnak golfoknak
instrumental golffal golfokkal
causal-final golfért golfokért
translative golffá golfokká
terminative golfig golfokig
essive-formal golfként golfokként
essive-modal
inessive golfban golfokban
superessive golfon golfokon
adessive golfnál golfoknál
illative golfba golfokba
sublative golfra golfokra
allative golfhoz golfokhoz
elative golfból golfokból
delative golfról golfokról
ablative golftól golfoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
golfé golfoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
golféi golfokéi
Possessive forms of golf
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. golfom golfjaim
2nd person sing. golfod golfjaid
3rd person sing. golfja golfjai
1st person plural golfunk golfjaink
2nd person plural golfotok golfjaitok
3rd person plural golfjuk golfjaik

Derived terms

Compound words

References

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Further reading

  • golf in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Icelandic

Etymology

From English golf.

Pronunciation

Noun

golf n (genitive singular golfs, no plural)

  1. golf

Declension

Derived terms

Indonesian

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Etymology

Internationalism, unadapted borrowing from English golf, most likely from Middle Dutch colve, colf (club), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz (club).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡol(ĕ)f/
  • Hyphenation: golf

Noun

golf (first-person possessive golfku, second-person possessive golfmu, third-person possessive golfnya)

  1. (sports) golf: A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.

Derived terms

Further reading

Italian

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English golf.

Pronunciation

Noun

golf m (invariable)

  1. golf
  2. jumper, cardigan

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From English golf.

Noun

golf m (definite singular golfen, uncountable)

  1. golf (a game played with a golf club and golf ball)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Italian golfo and French golfe.

Noun

golf m (definite singular golfen, indefinite plural golfer, definite plural golfene)

  1. a gulf (large bay)
Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

From English golf.

Noun

golf m (definite singular golfen, uncountable)

  1. golf (a game played with a golf club and golf ball)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Italian golfo and French golfe.

Noun

golf m (definite singular golfen, indefinite plural golfar, definite plural golfane)

  1. a gulf (large bay)
Derived terms

References

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English golf.

Noun

golf m inan

  1. (golf) golf (ball game)
Declension
Derived terms
adjective
nouns

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from French col roulé.

Noun

golf m inan (diminutive golfik)

  1. (clothing) turtleneck, polo-neck
Declension
Derived terms
adjective
noun

Etymology 3

Borrowed from German Volkswagen Golf, a genericized trademark.

Noun

golf m animal

  1. Volkswagen Golf car
Declension

Etymology 4

Borrowed from French golf.

Noun

golf m inan

  1. (obsolete) gulf (deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land)
    Synonyms: odnoga morska, zatoka
Declension

Further reading

  • golf in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • golf in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • golf in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡow.fi/ , /ˈɡowf/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡowf/ , /ˈɡow.fi/

  • Hyphenation: golf

Noun

golf m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of golfe

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French golfe.

Noun

golf n (plural golfuri)

  1. gulf
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English golf.

Noun

golf n (uncountable)

  1. golf
Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

golf m (Cyrillic spelling голф)

  1. golf

Declension

Derived terms

Slovak

Noun

golf m inan (genitive singular golfu, nominative plural golfy, genitive plural golfov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. golf
  2. (geography) bay, gulf

Declension


Derived terms

Further reading

  • golf”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from English golf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡolf/
  • Rhymes: -olf
  • Syllabification: golf

Noun

golf m (uncountable)

  1. golf

Derived terms

Further reading

Swedish

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en man som spelar golf
Mexikanska golfen (the Gulf of Mexico)

Noun

golf c

  1. (sports) golf
  2. (geography) a gulf (very large bay)
    Mexikanska golfen
    The Gulf of Mexico
  3. Obsolete spelling of golv

Usage notes

Vik is used instead of golf in some names, for example in "Persiska viken" (the Persian Gulf).

Declension

Declension of golf 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative golf golfen golfer golferna
Genitive golfs golfens golfers golfernas
Declension of golf 2
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative golf golfen
Genitive golfs golfens

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

References

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

golf

  1. golf

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch golf.

Noun

golf c (plural golven, diminutive golfke)

  1. wave (motion in a liquid)
    Synonym: weach
  2. wave, gush
  3. wave (in any other medium or field)
    Synonym: weach
  4. (in the diminutive) tilde

Further reading

  • golf (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011