# Connecticut
## English
### 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: /kəˈnɛt.ɪ.kət/
* (US, Canada) IPA: /kəˈnɛt.ɪ.kət/, [kəˈnɛɾ.ɪ.kət]
** Audio (US):(file)
* (General Australian) IPA: /kəˈnet.ɪ.kət/, [kəˈneɾ.ɪ.kət]

### Proper noun

Connecticut
* A state in the northeastern United States.
    Synonyms: Conn., CT (abbreviation)
    Meronyms: Bridgeport, Hartford
    Holonym: New England
* A river in the United States that flows from northern New Hampshire into Long Island Sound.

#### Derived terms

* Connecticunt
* Connecticutan
* Connecticutensian
* Connecticuter
* Connecticut warbler

#### Translations
### See also

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

* ↑ “10 U.S. State Name Spellings and Origins”, in Wordplay‎, Merriam-Webster, retrieved 2024-08-31
* Connecticut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Connecticut.

### Proper noun

Connecticut (genitive Connecticuts)
* Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Connecticut.

### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Connecticut
* Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)

#### Declension

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: /konˈnɛk.ti.kat/
* Rhymes: -ɛktikat

### Proper noun

Connecticut m
* Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)

### References

* ↑ 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: /kɔˈnɛk.ti.kat/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛktikat
* Syllabification: Co‧nnec‧ti‧cut

### Proper noun

Connecticut m inan (indeclinable)
* Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)
* Connecticut (a river in the United States, that flows from northern New Hampshire into Long Island Sound)

### Further reading

* Connecticut in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Connecticut.

### Proper noun

Connecticut m
* Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)

## Romanian
### Proper noun

Connecticut n
* Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɔɲekcikat]

### Proper noun

Connecticut m inan (genitive singular Connecticutu, declension pattern of dub)
* Connecticut (a state in the northeastern 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, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /koneɡtiˈkut/ [ko.neɣ̞.t̪iˈkut̪]
* Rhymes: -ut

### Proper noun

Connecticut ?
* Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)

#### See also

* Connecticut on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{es}$