Connecticut

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).

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

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

Connecticut ?

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

• Connecticut on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es