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

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

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Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

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

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

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): [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

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