Golf

See also: golf and gólf

Translingual

Symbol

Golf

The letter G in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɔlf/
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Etymology 1

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

Noun

Golf m (genitive Golfes, plural Golfe)

(geography) bay, gulf

Declension

Declension of Golf

	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 uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Terms derived from Golf

Golfkrieg
Golfkrise

Golfmonarchie
Golfregion

Golfstrom

Etymology 2

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

Noun

Golf n (genitive Golfs, no plural)

(sports) golf

Declension

Declension of Golf (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Golf
genitive	eines	des	Golfs
dative	einem	dem	Golf
accusative	einen	den	Golf

Derived terms

Crossgolf
Golfbahn
Golfball
Golfclub

Golfschläger
Golfschuh
Golfspiel

Golfspieler
Golfturnier
Minigolf

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 (genitive Golfs, plural Golfs or Golfe)

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

Declension

Declension of Golf

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Golf	die	Golfs
genitive	eines	des	Golfs	der	Golfs
dative	einem	dem	Golf	den	Golfs
accusative	einen	den	Golf	die	Golfs

Luxembourgish

Noun

Golf m (plural Golfen)

(uncountable) golf (sport)
golf course
gulf (geographical)

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