golf

== Translingual == === Noun === golf Alternative letter-case form of Golf of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet. == English == === 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”), English kelp. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɒlf/ (Conservative RP) IPA(key): /ɡɒf/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɑlf/, /ɡɔlf/ (New England) IPA(key): /ɡɒf/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ɡɔlf/, /ɡolf/ Rhymes: -ɒlf === Noun === golf (uncountable) (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. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Golf from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== Michael Quinion (2004), “Golf”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN. === Verb === golf (third-person singular simple present golfs, present participle golfing, simple past and past participle golfed) (intransitive) To play the game of golf. (computing) To write something in as few characters as possible (e.g. in code golf, regex golf) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === GLOF, flog == Asturian == === Noun === golf m (uncountable) (sports) golf == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡolf] === 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) gulf === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English golf. ==== Noun ==== golf m (uncountable) golf ===== Derived terms ===== golfista ===== Related terms ===== golfístic === Further reading === “golf”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡolf] === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English golf. ==== Noun ==== golf m inan golf (a ball game) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from German Golf. ==== Noun ==== golf m inan bay, gulf ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “golf”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “golf”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “golf”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 === References === == Danish == === Etymology 1 === From English golf. ==== Noun ==== golf c (singular definite golfen, not used in plural form) golf (a game played with a golf club and golf ball) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Italian golfo and French golfe. ==== Noun ==== golf c (singular definite golfen, plural indefinite golfer) a gulf (large bay) ===== Derived terms ===== Golfstrømmen den Mexicanske Golf == Dutch == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch gelve, from Proto-Germanic *gelbaną. Influenced by Late Latin colfus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɣɔlf/ Hyphenation: golf Rhymes: -ɔlf ==== Noun ==== golf f (plural golven, diminutive golfje n) wave (physics) wave (geography) gulf ===== Synonyms ===== (wave): waag ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Manado Malay: holven ==== Verb ==== golf inflection of golven: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English golf. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɣɔlf/, /ɡɔlf/ Hyphenation: golf Rhymes: -ɔlf ==== Noun ==== golf n (uncountable, no diminutive) golf ==== Verb ==== golf inflection of golfen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === Further reading === “golf” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007. == Faroese == === Etymology === From English golf, from Middle Scots golf. === Noun === golf n (genitive singular golfs, uncountable) golf ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== golfbóltur m golfbreyt f golfleikari m golfvøllur m == Finnish == === Etymology === From English golf. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡolf/, [ˈɡo̞lf] Rhymes: -olf Syllabification(key): golf Hyphenation(key): golf === Noun === golf golf ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== kolopallo ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “golf”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɔlf/ Homophone: golfe === Noun === golf m (invariable) golf golf course === Further reading === “golf”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔlf Hyphenation: golf === Noun === golf m (uncountable) golf === Further reading === “golf”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == German == === Verb === golf singular imperative of golfen (colloquial) first-person singular present of golfen == Hungarian == === Etymology === From English golf. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡolf] Hyphenation: golf Rhymes: -olf === Noun === golf (usually uncountable, plural golfok) golf ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === golf in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Icelandic == === Etymology === Borrowed from English golf. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔlv/ Rhymes: -ɔlv === Noun === golf n (genitive singular golfs, no plural) golf ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== golfari m (“golfer”) golfbíll m (“golf cart”) golfvöllur m (“golf course”) == Indonesian == === 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 (plural golf-golf) (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 === “golf”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English golf. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɔlf/ Rhymes: -ɔlf Hyphenation: gòlf === Noun === golf m (invariable) golf jumper, cardigan == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From English golf. ==== Noun ==== golf m (definite singular golfen, uncountable) 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) a gulf (large bay) ===== Derived terms ===== Golfstrømmen Mexicogolfen === References === “golf” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From English golf. ==== Noun ==== golf m (definite singular golfen, uncountable) golf (a game played with a golf club and golf ball) ===== Derived terms ===== golfbane golfklubb golfkølle === Etymology 2 === From Italian golfo and French golfe. ==== Noun ==== golf m (definite singular golfen, indefinite plural golfar, definite plural golfane) a gulf (large bay) ===== Derived terms ===== Mexicogolfen === References === “golf” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɔlf/ Rhymes: -ɔlf Syllabification: golf Homophone: Golf === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English golf. ==== Noun ==== golf m inan (golf) golf (ball game) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from French col roulé. ==== Noun ==== golf m inan (diminutive golfik) (clothing) turtleneck, polo-neck ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from German Volkswagen Golf, a genericized trademark. ==== Noun ==== golf m animal Volkswagen Golf car ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 4 === Borrowed from French golf. ==== Noun ==== golf m inan (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 == === Noun === golf m (uncountable) alternative spelling of golfe == Romanian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French golfe. ==== Noun ==== golf n (plural golfuri) gulf ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English golf. ==== Noun ==== golf n (uncountable) golf ===== Declension ===== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English golf. ==== Noun ==== gȍlf m inan (Cyrillic spelling го̏лф) golf ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== golfaš golfer === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English gulf. ==== Noun ==== gȍlf m inan (Cyrillic spelling го̏лф) (rare) gulf == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from English golf. === Noun === golf m inan (relational adjective golfový or golfský, diminutive golfík) golf (geography) bay, gulf ==== Declension ==== === 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, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English golf. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡolf/ [ˈɡolf] Rhymes: -olf Syllabification: golf === Noun === golf m (uncountable) golf ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “golf”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === golf c (sports) golf (geography) a gulf (very large bay) obsolete spelling of golv ==== Usage notes ==== Vik is used instead of golf in some names, for example in "Persiska viken" (the Persian Gulf). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Mexikanska golfen golfbana golfklubb golfklubba minigolf ==== Related terms ==== golfa golfare ==== See also ==== bukt bunker green ruff vik === References === “golf”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “golf”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “golf”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH == Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣon˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣoŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣoŋ˧˧] Phonetic spelling: gôn === Noun === golf golf == West Frisian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch golf. === Noun === golf c (plural golven, diminutive golfke) wave (motion in a liquid) Synonym: weach wave, gush wave (in any other medium or field) Synonym: weach (in the diminutive) tilde ==== Further reading ==== “golf (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011