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golf
gulf (a bay of the sea) /ˈɡolf/
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Also: golf (the sport), bay, inlet
Example sentences
Vaporul este în golf.
The ship is in the gulf.
Copiii înoată în golful mic de lângă sat.
The children swim in the small bay near the village.
Golful Persic este bogat în petrol.
The Persian Gulf is rich in oil.
Pescarii își ancorează bărcile în golful liniștit.
The fishermen anchor their boats in the calm bay.
Apele golfului sunt calde și limpezi vara.
The waters of the gulf are warm and clear in summer.
Configurația geografică a golfurilor influențează curenții marini și, implicit, clima de coastă.
The geographic shape of gulfs affects ocean currents and, in turn, the coastal climate.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | golf | golfuri |
| Genitive | golfului | golfurilor |
| Accusative | golf | golfuri |
| Vocative | golf | golfuri |
Word family
golfuleța small gulf or cove
golfulthe gulf (definite form)
golfistgolfer (from the sport sense of golf)
Etymology
Romanian "golf" (gulf, bay) was borrowed from French "golfe" and Italian "golfo". Both Romance words trace back to the Greek "kolpos", meaning bosom or fold, extended to mean a curved inlet of the sea. A separate, later borrowing gave Romanian the homonym "golf" for the sport, taken directly from English.
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