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Connecticut
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English
region Q779 en Location of the state of Connecticut in the United States
Etymology
en :bor xpq:quinnitukqut<t:at the long tidal river>
Said to be from en xpq quinnitukqut at the long tidal river,en https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the-pronunciation-and-spelling-of-us-state-names/ 10 U.S. State Name Spellings and Origins 2024-08-31 yes Merriam-Webster Wordplay https://web.archive.org/web/20251114112747/https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the-pronunciation-and-spelling-of-us-state-names 14 November 2025 from xpq *kwen- long + xpq *-ehtekw tidal river + xpq *-enk locative. The spelling perhaps arose from association with en connect. en this derivation conflicts with the form "quinnitukqut"; also the orthographies don't match
Pronunciation
en /kəˈnɛt.ɪ.kət/ UK
en /kəˈnɛt.ɪ.kət/ [kəˈnɛɾ.ɪ.kət] US,CA
en en-us-Connecticut.ogg US
en /kəˈnet.ɪ.kət/ [kəˈneɾ.ɪ.kət] AU
Proper noun
en Q779en state in the northeastern c/USA.
en Conn. CT<ll:abbreviation>
en New England
en Bridgeport Hartford
en Sara Smart and Elizabeth Wolfe Swastikas found drawn on Connecticut high school campus for second time since Israel-Hamas war ignited, district says w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/30/us/connecticut-stamford-high-school-swastika-vandalism/index.html 2023-10-30 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260301161841/https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/30/us/connecticut-stamford-high-school-swastika-vandalism/index.html 1 March 2026
en w:Instagram @anonstartupfounder 02 February 2026 https://www.instagram.com/p/DURmM2qgKyh/ When they something so WASPphobic you have to hit them with the Connecticut stare
en Q379648 en river in New England, United States.
en Connecticut River
Derived terms
en Connecticut River Connecticut warbler Connecticutan Connecticutensian Connecticuter
Translations
a state of the United States of America
Arabic: ar كُونِيتِيكَت m
Bulgarian: bg Кънектикът m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 康涅狄格 Kāngnièdígé
Czech: cs Connecticut m
Danish: da Connecticut
Dutch: nl Connecticut
Esperanto: eo Konektikuto
Finnish: fi Connecticut
French: fr Connecticut m
Galician: gl Connecticut
Georgian: ka კონექტიკუტი
German: de Connecticut
Greek: el Κονέκτικατ n
Hebrew: he קונטיקט Qonet'iqet'
Hindi: hi कनेक्टिकट m
Hungarian: hu Connecticut
Italian: it Connecticut m
Japanese: ja コネチカット Konechikatto
Khmer: km ខុននិចធីខិត
Korean: ko ^코네티컷
Lao: lo ຄອນເນັກຕິກັດ, lo ຄອນແນດທິຄັດ
Latin: la Connecticuta f
Limburgish: li Connecticut
Macedonian: mk Конектикат m
Navajo: nv Kanédikiʼ hahoodzo
Occitan: oc Connecticut m
Polish: pl Connecticut n
Portuguese: pt Connecticut
Russian: ru Конне́ктикут m Konnɛ́ktikut
Spanish: es Connecticut
Tamil: ta கனெடிகட்
Thai: th คอนเนทิคัต
Turkish: tr Connecticut
Ukrainian: uk Конне́ктикут m
Uyghur: ug كوننېكتىكات
Yiddish: yi קאָנעטיקאָט
See also
References
en
Further reading
Danish
da:
thumb|right|Connecticut
Etymology
Borrowed from da en Connecticut.
Proper noun
da proper noun genitive Connecticuts
da Connecticut Q779
Finnish
fi:
Etymology
From fi en Connecticut.
Pronunciation
kon(ː)e(k)tikut
English pronunciation also used
Proper noun
fi Connecticut Q779
Declension
sg Connecticut a 0
Italian
it:
Etymology
it en Connecticut.
Pronunciation
Connècticat<r:DiPI>
Proper noun
m
it Connecticut Q779
References
Polish
pl:
region Q779 Connecticut
Etymology
pl en Connecticut, from pl xpq quinnitukqut at the long tidal river, from xpq *kwen- long + xpq *-ehtekw tidal river + xpq *-enk place.
Pronunciation
ko'nek.ti.kat Pl-Connecticut.ogg Co.nnec.ti.cut
Proper noun
m-in yes
pl Connecticut Q779
pl pieczęć Connecticut seal of Connecticut
pl Raper 50 Cent mieszkał w stanie Connecticut. Rapper 50 Cent lived in Connecticut.
pl Connecticut Q379648
pl Rzeka Connecticut uchodzi do Atlantyku. The Connecticut River flows into the Atlantic.
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Connecticut + 1
Pronunciation
conẹticâte,cậnéricật<q:careful pronunciation>
Proper noun
m
pt Connecticut Q779
See also
Romanian
Proper noun
ro proper noun n
ro Connecticut Q779
Slovak
sk:
Pronunciation
konektikat
Proper noun
m-in Connecticutu dub
sk Connecticut Q779
References
Spanish
Etymology
es :bor en:Connecticut 2 1
Pronunciation
Conecticut
Proper noun
es Connecticut Q779
es Paul LeBlanc, Annette Choi ANÁLISIS | Estados Unidos supera los 400 tiroteos masivos en lo que va de 2023 w:CNN en Español https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2023/07/24/analisis-estados-unidos-supera-400-tiroteos-masivos-2023-trax 2023-07-24 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”.
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