Connecticut

English

Map of US highlighting Connecticut

Etymology

Said to be from Mohegan-Pequot quinnitukqut (“at the long tidal river”),^{[en 1]} from *kwen- (“long”) (spelling due to confusion with connect) + *-ehtekw (“tidal river”) + *-enk (locative). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kəˈnɛt.ɪ.kət/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /kəˈnɛt.ɪ.kət/, [kəˈnɛɾ.ɪ.kət]

  • Audio (US):

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /kəˈnet.ɪ.kət/, [kəˈneɾ.ɪ.kət]

Proper noun

Connecticut

1. A state in the northeastern United States.
2. A river in the United States that flows from northern New Hampshire into Long Island Sound.

Abbreviations

• (state): Conn., CT

Meronyms

• (state): Bridgeport, Hartford

Holonyms

• (state): New England

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Connecticunt
• Connecticutan
• Connecticutensian
• Connecticuter

Translations

a state of the United States of America

Arabic: كُونِيتِيكَت m (kūnītīkat) Bulgarian: Кънектикът m (Kǎnektikǎt) Chinese: Mandarin: 康涅狄格 (zh) (Kāngnièdígé) Czech: Connecticut (cs) m Danish: Connecticut Dutch: Connecticut (nl) Esperanto: Konektikuto Finnish: Connecticut (fi) French: Connecticut (fr) Galician: Connecticut (gl) Georgian: კონექტიკუტი (ḳonekṭiḳuṭi) German: Connecticut (de) Greek: Κονέκτικατ (el) n (Konéktikat) Hebrew: קונטיקט (he) (Qonet'iqet') Hindi: कनेक्टिकट m (kanekṭikaṭ) Hungarian: Connecticut (hu) Italian: Connecticut (it) m Japanese: コネチカット (Konechikatto) Khmer: ខុននិចធីខិត (khonnɨcthiikhət) Korean: 코네티컷 (Konetikeot) Lao: ຄອນເນັກຕິກັດ (khǭn nek ti kat), ຄອນແນດທິຄັດ (khǭn nǣt thi khat) Latin: Connecticuta f Limburgish: Connecticut Macedonian: Конектикат m (Konektikat) Navajo: Kanédikiʼ hahoodzo Occitan: Connecticut (oc) m Polish: Connecticut (pl) n Portuguese: Connecticut (pt) Russian: Конне́ктикут (ru) m (Konnɛ́ktikut) Spanish: Connecticut (es) Tamil: கனெடிகட் (kaṉeṭikaṭ) Thai: คอนเนทิคัต (kɔn-nee-tí-kát) Turkish: Connecticut Ukrainian: Конне́ктикут m (Konnéktykut) Uyghur: كوننېكتىكات (konnëktikat) Yiddish: קאָנעטיקאָט (konetikot)

See also

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)

States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming

Federal district: Washington, D.C.

Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

References

1. “10 U.S. State Name Spellings and Origins”, in Wordplay‎, Merriam-Webster, retrieved 2024-08-31

Further reading

• Connecticut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

Connecticut

Wikipedia ^da

Etymology

Borrowed from English Connecticut.

Proper noun

Connecticut (genitive Connecticuts)

1. Connecticut

Finnish

Etymology

From English Connecticut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkon(ː)e(k)tikut/, [ˈko̞n(ː)e̞(k)ˌt̪ikut̪]
• English pronunciation also used

Proper noun

Connecticut

1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Connecticut (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Connecticut	—
genitive		Connecticutin	—
partitive		Connecticutia	—
illative		Connecticutiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Connecticut	—
accusative	nom.	Connecticut	—
	gen.	Connecticutin
genitive		Connecticutin	—
partitive		Connecticutia	—
inessive		Connecticutissa	—
elative		Connecticutista	—
illative		Connecticutiin	—
adessive		Connecticutilla	—
ablative		Connecticutilta	—
allative		Connecticutille	—
essive		Connecticutina	—
translative		Connecticutiksi	—
abessive		Connecticutitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Connecticut (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Connecticutini — accusative nom. Connecticutini — gen. Connecticutini genitive Connecticutini — partitive Connecticutiani — inessive Connecticutissani — elative Connecticutistani — illative Connecticutiini — adessive Connecticutillani — ablative Connecticutiltani — allative Connecticutilleni — essive Connecticutinani — translative Connecticutikseni — abessive Connecticutittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Connecticutisi — accusative nom. Connecticutisi — gen. Connecticutisi genitive Connecticutisi — partitive Connecticutiasi — inessive Connecticutissasi — elative Connecticutistasi — illative Connecticutiisi — adessive Connecticutillasi — ablative Connecticutiltasi — allative Connecticutillesi — essive Connecticutinasi — translative Connecticutiksesi — abessive Connecticutittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Connecticutimme — accusative nom. Connecticutimme — gen. Connecticutimme genitive Connecticutimme — partitive Connecticutiamme — inessive Connecticutissamme — elative Connecticutistamme — illative Connecticutiimme — adessive Connecticutillamme — ablative Connecticutiltamme — allative Connecticutillemme — essive Connecticutinamme — translative Connecticutiksemme — abessive Connecticutittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Connecticutinne — accusative nom. Connecticutinne — gen. Connecticutinne genitive Connecticutinne — partitive Connecticutianne — inessive Connecticutissanne — elative Connecticutistanne — illative Connecticutiinne — adessive Connecticutillanne — ablative Connecticutiltanne — allative Connecticutillenne — essive Connecticutinanne — translative Connecticutiksenne — abessive Connecticutittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Connecticutinsa — accusative nom. Connecticutinsa — gen. Connecticutinsa genitive Connecticutinsa — partitive Connecticutiaan Connecticutiansa — inessive Connecticutissaan Connecticutissansa — elative Connecticutistaan Connecticutistansa — illative Connecticutiinsa — adessive Connecticutillaan Connecticutillansa — ablative Connecticutiltaan Connecticutiltansa — allative Connecticutilleen Connecticutillensa — essive Connecticutinaan Connecticutinansa — translative Connecticutikseen Connecticutiksensa — abessive Connecticutittaan Connecticutittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Connecticut

Wikipedia ^it

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Connecticut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈnɛk.ti.kat/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛktikat

Proper noun

Connecticut m

1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

References

1. Connecticut in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Connecticut

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from English Connecticut, from Mohegan-Pequot quinnitukqut (“at the long tidal river”), from *kwen- (“long”) + *-ehtekw (“tidal river”) + *-enk (“place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈnɛk.ti.kat/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛktikat
• Syllabification: Co‧nnec‧ti‧cut

Proper noun

Connecticut m inan (indeclinable)

1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)
2. Connecticut (a river in the United States)

Further reading

• Connecticut in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Connecticut.

Proper noun

Connecticut m

1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

Romanian

Proper noun

Connecticut n

1. Connecticut (U.S. State)

Slovak

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:

Connecticut

Wikipedia ^sk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɲekcikat]

Proper noun

Connecticut m inan (genitive singular Connecticutu, declension pattern of dub)

1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

References

• “Connecticut”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koneɡtiˈkut/ [ko.neɣ̞.t̪iˈkut̪]
• Rhymes: -ut

Proper noun

Connecticut ?

1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

See also

• Connecticut on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es