alga

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English [edit]

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alga (plural algae)

  1. (biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose form is very diverse; some are eukaryotic and some prokaryotic; includes the seaweeds.

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  • Algaes is a non-standard plural.

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Galician [edit]

Noun [edit]

alga f (plural algas)

  1. alga

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Italian [edit]

Noun [edit]

alga f (plural alghe)

  1. seaweed
  2. alga

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Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed). Cognate with Norwegian dialectal alka (to dirty, soil), Norwegian ulk (frog, slime), Low German ulk (frog).

Noun [edit]

alga (genitive algae); f, first declension

  1. Seaweed; plants that grow in freshwater.
  2. (figuratively) Something of little worth.

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative alga algae
genitive algae algārum
dative algae algīs
accusative algam algās
ablative algā algīs
vocative alga algae

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Lithuanian [edit]

Noun [edit]

alga

  1. pay

Portuguese [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Latin alga.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • Hyphenation: al‧ga

Noun [edit]

alga f (plural algas)

  1. seaweed (marine plants and algae)

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Serbo-Croatian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin alga.

Noun [edit]

alga f (Cyrillic spelling алга)

  1. alga

Spanish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Borrowed from Latin alga.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈal.ɣa/

Noun [edit]

alga f (plural algas)

  1. alga

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