Timbuktu

English

Alternative forms

• Timbuctoo, Timbouctou, Timbuctu, Timbuktoo

Etymology

Unclear. See Timbuktu § Toponymy.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /tɪm.bʌkˈtuː/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Timbuktu

1. A city in central Mali.
2. (figurative) Any proverbially distant or remote place.

   Synonyms: Outer Mongolia, Faroffistan

   You can try every shop from here to Timbuktu, but you won't find another one like this.

   • 1970, The Aristocats (motion picture):

     Now, my little pesky pets, you're going to travel first-class in your own private compartment all the way to Timbuktu. And this time, you'll never come back.

Translations

city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 廷巴克圖 / 廷巴克图 (zh) (Tíngbākètú)

• Czech: Timbuktu
• Dutch: Timboektoe n
• Farefare: Timbuktu
• Finnish: Timbuktu (fi)
• French: Tombouctou (fr)
• German: Timbuktu (de)
• Hausa: Tàmbūtù
• Hindi: टिम्बकटू m (ṭimbakṭū), टिंबकटू m (ṭimbakṭū)
• Koyra Chiini: Tumbutu
• N'Ko: ߕߏ߲ߓߕߎ
• Portuguese: Tombuctu
• Russian: Тимбукту́ m (Timbuktú)
• Spanish: Tombuctú (es)

distant place

• Afrikaans: Pofadder, Putsonderwater
• Arabic: طَفْرَاوَى (ṭafrāwā) (Oran)
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 呂宋噶喇吧 / 吕宋噶喇吧 (Lī-sòng-Ka-lâ-pa)

• Danish: Timbuktu
• Dutch: Timboektoe n, Tokio (nl) n, Verweggistan (nl)
• Finnish: Huitsin Nevada, hevonkuusi (fi)
• French: Tombouctou (fr), Pétaouchnock (fr), Houte-Si-Plou (fr) (Wallonia)
• Galician: Cochinchina f, Quimbambas f pl, Pernambuco
• German: Buxtehude (de), Bümpliz (Switzerland)
• Hindi: टिम्बकटू m (ṭimbakṭū), टिंबकटू m (ṭimbakṭū)
• Italian: Canicatti
• Lithuanian: Bezdonys
• Norwegian: Bokn (no)
• Portuguese: Cochinchina f
• Russian: тьмутарака́нь (ru) f (tʹmutarakánʹ)
• Spanish: Conchinchina
• Sranan Tongo: Kokodiako, Bagansiyapiyapi
• Swedish: Tjotahejti (sv)
• Turkish: Fizan

Czech

Proper noun

Timbuktu n (indeclinable)

1. Timbuktu (a city in Mali)

Further reading

• “Timbuktu”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

Finnish

Etymology

From German Timbuktu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtimbuktu/, [ˈt̪imbukt̪u]
• Rhymes: -imbuktu
• Hyphenation^(key): Tim‧buk‧tu

Proper noun

Timbuktu

1. Timbuktu

Declension

Inflection of Timbuktu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Timbuktu	—
genitive		Timbuktun	—
partitive		Timbuktua	—
illative		Timbuktuun	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Timbuktu	—
accusative	nom.	Timbuktu	—
	gen.	Timbuktun
genitive		Timbuktun	—
partitive		Timbuktua	—
inessive		Timbuktussa	—
elative		Timbuktusta	—
illative		Timbuktuun	—
adessive		Timbuktulla	—
ablative		Timbuktulta	—
allative		Timbuktulle	—
essive		Timbuktuna	—
translative		Timbuktuksi	—
abessive		Timbuktutta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Timbuktu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Timbuktuni — accusative nom. Timbuktuni — gen. Timbuktuni genitive Timbuktuni — partitive Timbuktuani — inessive Timbuktussani — elative Timbuktustani — illative Timbuktuuni — adessive Timbuktullani — ablative Timbuktultani — allative Timbuktulleni — essive Timbuktunani — translative Timbuktukseni — abessive Timbuktuttani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Timbuktusi — accusative nom. Timbuktusi — gen. Timbuktusi genitive Timbuktusi — partitive Timbuktuasi — inessive Timbuktussasi — elative Timbuktustasi — illative Timbuktuusi — adessive Timbuktullasi — ablative Timbuktultasi — allative Timbuktullesi — essive Timbuktunasi — translative Timbuktuksesi — abessive Timbuktuttasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Timbuktumme — accusative nom. Timbuktumme — gen. Timbuktumme genitive Timbuktumme — partitive Timbuktuamme — inessive Timbuktussamme — elative Timbuktustamme — illative Timbuktuumme — adessive Timbuktullamme — ablative Timbuktultamme — allative Timbuktullemme — essive Timbuktunamme — translative Timbuktuksemme — abessive Timbuktuttamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Timbuktunne — accusative nom. Timbuktunne — gen. Timbuktunne genitive Timbuktunne — partitive Timbuktuanne — inessive Timbuktussanne — elative Timbuktustanne — illative Timbuktuunne — adessive Timbuktullanne — ablative Timbuktultanne — allative Timbuktullenne — essive Timbuktunanne — translative Timbuktuksenne — abessive Timbuktuttanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Timbuktunsa — accusative nom. Timbuktunsa — gen. Timbuktunsa genitive Timbuktunsa — partitive Timbuktuaan Timbuktuansa — inessive Timbuktussaan Timbuktussansa — elative Timbuktustaan Timbuktustansa — illative Timbuktuunsa — adessive Timbuktullaan Timbuktullansa — ablative Timbuktultaan Timbuktultansa — allative Timbuktulleen Timbuktullensa — essive Timbuktunaan Timbuktunansa — translative Timbuktukseen Timbuktuksensa — abessive Timbuktuttaan Timbuktuttansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃĩ.bu.kiˈtu/, /t͡ʃĩ.bukˈtu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃĩ.bu.kiˈtu/, /t͡ʃĩ.bukˈtu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃĩ.bukˈtu/, /t͡ʃĩ.bu.kiˈtu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tĩ.buˈktu/

Proper noun

Timbuktu f

1. Alternative form of Tombuctu

Spanish

Proper noun

Timbuktu ?

1. Alternative form of Tombuctú