Timbuktu

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unclear. See Timbuktu#Toponymy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /tɪm.bʌkˈtuː/

Proper noun

Timbuktu

  1. A city in central Mali.
  2. Any proverbially distant or remote place.
    You can try every shop from here to Timbuktu, but you won't find another one like this.
    • 1970. The Aristocats (film):
      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


Czech

Proper noun

Timbuktu n

  1. Timbuktu (city in Mali)

Further reading

  • Timbuktu in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu

Finnish

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
instructive
abessive Timbuktutta
comitative

Portuguese

Proper noun

Timbuktu f

  1. Alternative form of Tombuctu

Spanish

Proper noun

Timbuktu ?

  1. Alternative form of Tombuctú
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