Connecticut

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

  • Audio (US)

    (file)

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

Proper noun edit

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 edit

• (state): Conn., CT

Hypernyms edit

• (state): New England

Hyponyms edit

• (state): Bridgeport, Hartford

Derived terms edit

Translations edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

• Connecticut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

Connecticut

Wikipedia ^da

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Connecticut.

Proper noun edit

Connecticut (genitive Connecticuts)

1. Connecticut

Etymology edit

From English Connecticut.

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Connecticut

1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

Declension edit

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Connecticut

Wikipedia ^it

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English Connecticut.

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Connecticut m

1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

References edit

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Connecticut

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈnɛk.ti.kat/

• Audio

  (file)

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

Proper noun edit

Connecticut m inan (indeclinable)

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

Further reading edit

• Connecticut in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English Connecticut.

Proper noun edit

Connecticut m

1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

Proper noun edit

Connecticut n

1. Connecticut (U.S. State)

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:

Connecticut

Wikipedia ^sk

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɲekcikat]

Proper noun edit

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

1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

References edit

• “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

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Connecticut ?

1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

See also edit

• Connecticut on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es