gulf
English
/ɡʌlf/
noun
Definitions
- A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
- (obsolete) That which swallows; the gullet.
- That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.
- (geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
- (mining) A large deposit of ore in a lode.
- (figurative) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
- (Oxbridge slang) The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gulf derived from Old French golf derived from Italian golfo derived from Latin colfos derived from Ancient Greek κόλπος (bosom, gulf, bay, creek, hollow, any hollow space, womb).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κόλπος
Gloss
bosom, gulf, bay, creek, hollow, any hollow space, womb
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
江
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- colpo- English
- engulf English
- engulfer English
- engulfment English
- gulflike English
- gulfward English
- gulfweed English
- gulfy English
- weed English
- colfos Latin
- colfus Latin
- colpus Latin
- Golf German
- golfo Italian
- golfe French
- βαθύκολπος Ancient Greek
- κόλπος Ancient Greek
- *kʷelp- Proto-Indo-European
- gulf Middle English
- golf Old French
- κόλπος Greek (modern)
- körfez Turkish
- körfəz Azerbaijani