Connecticut

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

comment=this derivation conflicts with the form "quinnitukqut"; also the orthographies don't match

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

• (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]

Connecticut

2. A state in the northeastern United States.

   Synonyms: Conn., CT (abbreviation)

   Holonym: New England

   Meronyms: Bridgeport, Hartford

   • 2023 October 30, Sara Smart and Elizabeth Wolfe, “Swastikas found drawn on Connecticut high school campus for second time since Israel-Hamas war ignited, district says”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     Authorities in Connecticut are investigating after swastikas were found drawn on a high school campus in Stamford for the second time since Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel earlier this month, the school district said.

4. A river in the United States that flows from northern New Hampshire into Long Island Sound.

• Connecticut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed from English Connecticut.

Connecticut (genitive Connecticuts)

1. Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)

From English Connecticut.

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

Connecticut

1. Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)

Unadapted borrowing from English Connecticut.

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

Connecticut m

1. Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)

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

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈnɛk.ti.kat/

• Audio:

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

Connecticut m inan (indeclinable)

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

• Connecticut in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Unadapted borrowing from English Connecticut.

Connecticut m

1. Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)

Connecticut n

1. Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɲekcikat]

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

1. Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)

• “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, 2003–2025

Borrowed from English Connecticut, from Mohegan-Pequot quinnitukqut.

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

Connecticut ?

1. Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)
   • 2023 July 24, Paul LeBlanc, Annette Choi, “ANÁLISIS | Estados Unidos supera los 400 tiroteos masivos en lo que va de 2023”, in CNN en Español‎^[3]:

     En su intervención en la Cumbre Nacional sobre Comunidades más Seguras, celebrada en Connecticut el mes pasado, el presidente Joe Biden pronunció un apasionado discurso en el que sostenía que cree que el movimiento ha alcanzado un “punto de inflexión”.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• Connecticut on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es