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
Inflection
Inflection of plankton (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | plankton | planktonid |
| accusative | planktoni | planktonid |
| genitive | planktoni | planktonite |
| partitive | planktonit | planktoneid |
| illative | planktonisse | planktonitesse planktoneisse |
| inessive | planktonis | planktonites planktoneis |
| elative | planktonist | planktonitest planktoneist |
| allative | planktonile | planktonitele planktoneile |
| adessive | planktonil | planktonitel planktoneil |
| ablative | planktonilt | planktonitelt planktoneilt |
| translative | planktoniks | planktoniteks planktoneiks |
| terminative | planktonini | planktoniteni |
| essive | planktonina | planktonitena |
| abessive | planktonita | planktoniteta |
| comitative | planktoniga | planktonitega |
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplɑŋkton/, [ˈplɑŋkt̪o̞n]
- Hyphenation: plank‧ton
Declension
| Inflection of plankton (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | plankton | planktonit | |
| genitive | planktonin | planktonien | |
| partitive | planktonia | planktoneja | |
| illative | planktoniin | planktoneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | plankton | planktonit | |
| accusative | nom. | plankton | planktonit |
| gen. | planktonin | ||
| genitive | planktonin | planktonien | |
| partitive | planktonia | planktoneja | |
| inessive | planktonissa | planktoneissa | |
| elative | planktonista | planktoneista | |
| illative | planktoniin | planktoneihin | |
| adessive | planktonilla | planktoneilla | |
| ablative | planktonilta | planktoneilta | |
| allative | planktonille | planktoneille | |
| essive | planktonina | planktoneina | |
| translative | planktoniksi | planktoneiksi | |
| instructive | — | planktonein | |
| abessive | planktonitta | planktoneitta | |
| comitative | — | planktoneineen | |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plǎnktoːn/
- Hyphenation: plank‧ton
Declension
Declension of plankton
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | plànktōn |
| genitive | planktóna |
| dative | planktonu |
| accusative | plankton |
| vocative | planktone |
| locative | planktonu |
| instrumental | planktonom |
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