# Timbuktu
## English
### Alternative forms

* Timbuctoo, Timbouctou, Timbuctu, Timbuktoo

### Etymology

Unclear. See Timbuktu § Toponymy.

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /tɪm.bʌkˈtuː/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (General American):(file)

### Proper noun

Timbuktu
* A city in central Mali.
* (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
## Czech
### Proper noun

Timbuktu n (indeclinable)
* Timbuktu (a city in Mali)

### Further reading

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

## Finnish
### Etymology

From German Timbuktu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtimbuktu/, [ˈt̪imbukt̪u]
* Rhymes: -imbuktu
* Hyphenation: Tim‧buk‧tu

### Proper noun

Timbuktu
* Timbuktu

#### Declension

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: /t͡ʃĩ.bu.kiˈtu/, /t͡ʃĩ.bukˈtu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /t͡ʃĩ.bu.kiˈtu/, /t͡ʃĩ.bukˈtu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /t͡ʃĩ.bukˈtu/, /t͡ʃĩ.bu.kiˈtu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /tĩ.buˈktu/

### Proper noun

Timbuktu f
* Alternative form of Tombuctu

## Spanish
### Proper noun

Timbuktu ?
* Alternative form of Tombuctú