Golf

== Translingual == === Alternative forms === golf, GOLF === Etymology === Borrowed from English golf. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡɔlf] === 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 ==== === References === == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɔlf/ === 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 ===== 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) (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 Passat “trade wind”) and Polo (from the polo sport). ==== Noun ==== Golf m (strong, genitive Golfs, plural Golfs or Golfe) (automotive) Volkswagen Golf, the most popular car in Germany throughout the 1980s and 1990s ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Generation Golf === Further reading === “Golf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Luxembourgish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡolf/ === Noun === Golf m (plural Golfen) (uncountable) golf (sport) golf course gulf (geographical)