Connecticut

English

Map of US highlighting Connecticut

Etymology

Said to be from Mohegan-Pequot quinnitukqut (at the long tidal river), from *kwen- (long) (spelling due to confusion with connect) + *-ehtekw (tidal river) + *-enk (locative). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈnɛtɪkət/
  • (file)

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.

Derived terms

Translations

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

Further reading


Danish

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
instructive
abessive Connecticutitta
comitative
Possessive forms of Connecticut (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person Connecticutini Connecticutimme
2nd person Connecticutisi Connecticutinne
3rd person Connecticutinsa

Italian

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

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/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ikat
  • 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 Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • 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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkonektikat]

Proper noun

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

  1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

References

  • Connecticut in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Spanish

Proper noun

Connecticut ?

  1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

See also

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