# Balkan
## English
### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈbɒlkən/, /ˈbɔːlkən/
** Audio (Southern England); /ˈbɒlkən/:(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˈbɔlkən/
** (cot–caught merger) IPA: /ˈbɑlkən/
* Rhymes: -ɒlkən, -ɔːlkən

### Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish بالقان, modern Turkish balkan (“wooded, craggy mountain range”).

#### Adjective

Balkan (not comparable)
* Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula.
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* Of or relating to the Balkan Mountains.
* Of or relating to the Balkan countries and their inhabitants.

##### Synonyms

* Balkanic, Balkanian

##### Derived terms

* Balkan Egyptian
* Balkan endemic nephropathy
* Balkaner
* Balkan heath
* Balkanian
* Balkanic
* Balkanization
* Balkan pine
* Paleo-Balkan

##### Translations
### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

Balkan (uncountable)
* A region of Turkmenistan.

##### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بالقان.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɑlk(ː)ɑn/, [ˈbɑ̝lk(ː)ɑ̝n]
* Rhymes: -ɑlkɑn
* Hyphenation: Bal‧kan

### Proper noun

Balkan
* the Balkans (a geographical region in Southeast Europe)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Balkan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Balkanini
accusative
nom.
Balkanini
gen.
Balkanini
genitive
Balkanini
partitive
Balkaniani
inessive
Balkanissani
elative
Balkanistani
illative
Balkaniini
adessive
Balkanillani
ablative
Balkaniltani
allative
Balkanilleni
essive
Balkaninani
translative
Balkanikseni
abessive
Balkanittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Balkanisi
accusative
nom.
Balkanisi
gen.
Balkanisi
genitive
Balkanisi
partitive
Balkaniasi
inessive
Balkanissasi
elative
Balkanistasi
illative
Balkaniisi
adessive
Balkanillasi
ablative
Balkaniltasi
allative
Balkanillesi
essive
Balkaninasi
translative
Balkaniksesi
abessive
Balkanittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Balkanimme
accusative
nom.
Balkanimme
gen.
Balkanimme
genitive
Balkanimme
partitive
Balkaniamme
inessive
Balkanissamme
elative
Balkanistamme
illative
Balkaniimme
adessive
Balkanillamme
ablative
Balkaniltamme
allative
Balkanillemme
essive
Balkaninamme
translative
Balkaniksemme
abessive
Balkanittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Balkaninne
accusative
nom.
Balkaninne
gen.
Balkaninne
genitive
Balkaninne
partitive
Balkanianne
inessive
Balkanissanne
elative
Balkanistanne
illative
Balkaniinne
adessive
Balkanillanne
ablative
Balkaniltanne
allative
Balkanillenne
essive
Balkaninanne
translative
Balkaniksenne
abessive
Balkanittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Balkaninsa
accusative
nom.
Balkaninsa
gen.
Balkaninsa
genitive
Balkaninsa
partitive
Balkaniaan Balkaniansa
inessive
Balkanissaan Balkanissansa
elative
Balkanistaan Balkanistansa
illative
Balkaniinsa
adessive
Balkanillaan Balkanillansa
ablative
Balkaniltaan Balkaniltansa
allative
Balkanilleen Balkanillensa
essive
Balkaninaan Balkaninansa
translative
Balkanikseen Balkaniksensa
abessive
Balkanittaan Balkanittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* balkanilainen
* balkaninhevoskastanja
* balkaninmyyrä
* balkaninnäsiä
* balkaninruohomyyrä
* balkaninsieppo
* balkaninsokkomyllikäs
* balkanintiainen
* balkanintunnelimyyrä
* balkanmakkara

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbalˌkaːn/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Bal‧kan

### Proper noun

Balkan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Balkans)
* the Balkans (a geographical region in Southeast Europe)
* Balkan Peninsula (a peninsula in Southeast Europe)

#### Derived terms

* Balkanese
* Balkanhalbinsel
* balkanisch
* balkanisieren
* Balkansprachbund
* Balkanstaat

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Balkan
* the Balkans (a geographical region in Southeast Europe)

#### Derived terms

* balkansk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Balkan
* the Balkans (a geographical region in Southeast Europe)

#### Derived terms

* balkansk

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bǎlkaːn/
* Hyphenation: Bal‧kan

### Proper noun

Bàlkān m (Cyrillic spelling Ба̀лка̄н) (uncountable)
* the Balkans (a geographical region in Southeast Europe)
* Balkan Peninsula (a peninsula in Southeast Europe)

#### Declension
### References

* “Balkan”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Balkan n (genitive Balkans)
* Balkan Peninsula (a peninsula in Southeast Europe)

### Anagrams

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