Golf

• golf, GOLF

Borrowed from English golf.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɔlf]^[1]

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔlf/

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

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

1. (geography) bay, gulf

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

Golf n (strong, genitive Golfs, no plural)

1. (sports) golf

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).

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

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

• “Golf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

• IPA^(key): /ɡolf/

Golf m (plural Golfen)

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