Golf

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See also: golf and gólf

Translingual

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Golf [1]
Golf [2]
Golf [3]

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English golf.

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Noun

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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


ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes
code Alfa Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliett Kilo Lima Mike
November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu
zero one two three (tree) four (fower) five (fife) six seven eight nine (niner) hundred thousand decimal

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References

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  1. ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, 2022 June, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɔlf/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

  1. (geography) bay, gulf
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Etymology 2

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

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Golf n (strong, genitive Golfs, no plural)

  1. (sports) golf
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Etymology 3

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Brandname. Apparently with associations to both above etymologies. Compare the contemporaneous models Jetta (from the jetstream), Passat (from Passattrade wind”) and Polo (from the polo sport).

Noun

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

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

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  • Golf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

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Golf m (plural Golfen)

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