plankton
See also: Plankton
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Plankton, coined by Viktor Hensen and derived from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós, “drifter”), from πλάζω (plázō, “I turn aside, wander”).
Noun
plankton (usually uncountable, plural planktons)
- Small (often microscopic) organisms that float in the water. (A single organism is known as a plankter.)
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Translations
generic term for all the organisms that float in the sea
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Estonian
Noun
plankton (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).
Noun
plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable)
References
- “plankton” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).
Noun
plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable)
References
- “plankton” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plǎnktoːn/
- Hyphenation: plank‧ton
Noun
plànktōn m (Cyrillic spelling пла̀нкто̄н)
Declension
Declension of plankton
| singular | |
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| nominative | plànktōn |
| genitive | planktóna |
| dative | planktonu |
| accusative | plankton |
| vocative | planktone |
| locative | planktonu |
| instrumental | planktonom |
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