Connecticut

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English

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Map of US highlighting Connecticut

Etymology

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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

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Proper noun

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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

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Meronyms

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Holonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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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

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

Further reading

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Danish

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Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Connecticut.

Proper noun

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Connecticut (genitive Connecticuts)

  1. Connecticut

Finnish

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Etymology

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From English Connecticut.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Connecticut

  1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

Declension

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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

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English Connecticut.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Connecticut m

  1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

References

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

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔˈnɛk.ti.kat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ikat
  • Syllabification: Co‧nnec‧ti‧cut

Proper noun

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Connecticut m inan (indeclinable)

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

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English Connecticut.

Proper noun

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Connecticut m

  1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

Romanian

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Proper noun

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Connecticut n

  1. Connecticut (U.S. State)

Slovak

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Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sk

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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

  1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

References

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  • 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

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Connecticut ?

  1. Connecticut (a state of the United States)

See also

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