Connecticut
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Connecticut. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Connecticut, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Connecticut in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Connecticut you have here. The definition of the word Connecticut will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofConnecticut, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Map of US highlighting 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(key): /kəˈnɛt.ɪ.kət/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /kəˈnɛt.ɪ.kət/,
Audio (US) (file)
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /kəˈnet.ɪ.kət/,
Proper noun
Connecticut
- A state in the northeastern United States.
- A river in the United States that flows from northern New Hampshire into Long Island Sound.
Abbreviations
Hypernyms
- (state): New England
Hyponyms
- (state): Bridgeport, Hartford
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
a state of the United States of America
|
See also
| 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 |
Further reading
Connecticut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Connecticut.
Proper noun
Connecticut (genitive Connecticuts)
Finnish
Etymology
From English Connecticut.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Connecticut
- Connecticut (a state of the United States)
Declension
| 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. | |||
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Connecticut.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Connecticut m
- Connecticut (a state of the 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
Proper noun
Connecticut m inan (indeclinable)
- Connecticut (a state of the United States)
- Connecticut (a river in the United States)
Further reading
- Connecticut in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Connecticut.
Proper noun
Connecticut m
- Connecticut (a state of the United States)
Romanian
Proper noun
Connecticut n
- Connecticut (U.S. State)
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Connecticut m inan (genitive singular Connecticutu, declension pattern of dub)
- Connecticut (a state of the 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, 2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Connecticut ?
- Connecticut (a state of the United States)
See also
- Connecticut on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es