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See also: Alga, algâ, algă, algā, algą, álgá, and ālgā

English

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Etymology

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    From Latin alga.

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    alga (plural algae or (archaic) algæ)

    1. (biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
      • 2016 January 21, “Choose Your Weaponry: Selective Storage of a Single Toxic Compound, Latrunculin A, by Closely Related Nudibranch Molluscs”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
        For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp.

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    • Algaes is a non-standard plural.

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    Catalan

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Latin alga.

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      alga f (plural algues)

      1. alga

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      Faroese

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      Etymology

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      From Latin alga.

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      alga f (genitive singular algu, plural algur)

      1. alga

      Declension

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      f1 singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative alga algan algur algurnar
      accusative algu alguna algur algurnar
      dative algu alguni algum algunum
      genitive algu algunnar alga alganna

      Galician

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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Latin alga.

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        • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈalɡa/ [ˈɑɫ.ɣ̞ɐ]
        • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈalħa/ [ˈɑɫ.ħɐ]

         

        • Hyphenation: al‧ga

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        alga f (plural algas)

        1. alga

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        Hungarian

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         alga on Hungarian Wikipedia
        algák

        Etymology

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        Learned borrowing from Latin alga. First attested in 1829.[1][2]

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): [ˈɒlɡɒ]
        • Rhymes: -ɡɒ
        • Hyphenation: al‧ga
        • Syllabification: al‧ga

        Noun

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        alga (plural algák)

        1. alga (any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic)
          Synonym: moszat

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        Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
        singular plural
        nominative alga algák
        accusative algát algákat
        dative algának algáknak
        instrumental algával algákkal
        causal-final algáért algákért
        translative algává algákká
        terminative algáig algákig
        essive-formal algaként algákként
        essive-modal — —
        inessive algában algákban
        superessive algán algákon
        adessive algánál algáknál
        illative algába algákba
        sublative algára algákra
        allative algához algákhoz
        elative algából algákból
        delative algáról algákról
        ablative algától algáktól
        non-attributive
        possessive – singular         		algáé algáké
        non-attributive
        possessive – plural         		algáéi algákéi
        Possessive forms of alga
        possessor single possession multiple possessions
        1st person sing. algám algáim
        2nd person sing. algád algáid
        3rd person sing. algája algái
        1st person plural algánk algáink
        2nd person plural algátok algáitok
        3rd person plural algájuk algáik

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        References

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        1. ^ alga in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2025.
        2. ^ alga in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

        Further reading

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        • alga in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).
        • alga in Hungarian–English dictionary at SZTAKI

        Irish

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        Etymology

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        Borrowed from English alga, from Latin alga.

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        alga m (genitive singular alga, nominative plural algaí)

        1. (biology) alga
          Synonym: feamainn

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        Declension of alga (fourth declension)
        bare forms
        singular plural
        nominative alga algaí
        vocative a alga a algaí
        genitive alga algaí
        dative alga algaí
        forms with the definite article
        singular plural
        nominative an t-alga na halgaí
        genitive an alga na n-algaí
        dative leis an alga
        don alga         		leis na halgaí

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        Mutation

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        Mutated forms of alga
        radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
        alga n-alga halga not applicable

        Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
        All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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        Italian

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        Etymology

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        From Latin alga.

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        alga f (plural alghe)

        1. seaweed

        Further reading

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        • alga in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
        • “alga”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

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        Latin

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        Etymology

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        Of unknown origin, though probably a foreign substrate loanword related to ulva (“various grass-like or rush-like aquatic plants”). Note also similar dubiously-related forms in Baltic and Germanic with connotations of filth and dirtiness, including Lithuanian el̃mės, almens (“ichor, sanies”), (dialectal) Norwegian ul (“moldy”), olga (“to loathe”), elgja (“to fell like vomiting”), ulma (“to get moldy”), Middle Low German olm, ulm (“rottenness (esp. of wood)”), and Dutch uilig (“moldy (of wood)”).[1] These terms have been tentatively linked to a Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed”); other similar forms include dialectal Norwegian alka (“to dirty, soil”), Norwegian ulk (“frog, slime”), Low German ulk (“frog”). That said, it is possible that the Baltic and Germanic are not related to the Latin, or that all the terms derive from the same substrate.

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        Noun

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        alga f (genitive algae); first declension

        1. seaweed; plants that grow in freshwater
        2. (figuratively) something of little worth

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        First-declension noun.

        singular plural
        nominative alga algae
        genitive algae algārum
        dative algae algīs
        accusative algam algās
        ablative algā algīs
        vocative alga algae

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        Descendants

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        Descendants
        • Catalan: alga
        • English: alga
        • French: algue
        • Galician: alga
        • German: Alge
        • Istriot: àlega
        • Italian: alga
        • Portuguese: alga
        • Romanian: algă
        • Sardinian: aliga
        • Sicilian: àliga
        • Spanish: alga

        References

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        1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “alga”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 33

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        Latvian

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        Etymology

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        From Proto-Balto-Slavic *algā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elgʷʰ-.

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        Noun

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        alga f (4th declension)

        1. salary, wage
        2. reward
        3. pay
          algu saraksts ― pay bill

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        Declension of alga (4th)
        singular plural
        nominative alga algas
        genitive algas algu
        dative algai algām
        accusative algu algas
        instrumental algu algām
        locative algā algās
        vocative alga algas

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        Lithuanian

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        Lithuanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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        Etymology

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        From Proto-Balto-Slavic *algā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elgʷʰ-.[1] Cognate with Latvian àlga (“salary”), Old Prussian ālgas (“salary”, Gsg.), Ancient Greek ἀλφή (alphḗ, “gain, profit”), Sanskrit अर्घ (arghá, “worth, value, price”).[1][2][3]

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        algà f (plural al̃gos) stress pattern 4

        1. pay, salary, wage

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        Declension of algà
        singular plural
        nominative algà al̃gos
        genitive algõs algų̃
        dative al̃gai algóms
        accusative al̃gą algàs
        instrumental algà algomi̇̀s
        locative algojè algosè
        vocative al̃ga al̃gos

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        1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2015), “alga”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 49
        2. ^ “alga”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
        3. ^ “algà” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 20 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).

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        • “alga”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026
        • “alga”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026

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        alga f

        1. seaweed

        Occitan

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        alga f (plural algas)

        1. seaweed

        Old Spanish

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        Etymology

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        From Latin alga.

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        alga f (plural algas)

        1. alga, seaweed
          • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 50r:
            […] Et la ſu olor es como de alga marina. ⁊ dend toma eſte nõbre
            […] Its smell is like that of seaweed, thus the name it has been given.

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        Polish

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        Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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        algi

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        Borrowed from German Alge or French algue,[1] from Latin alga.[2] First attested in 1619.[3]

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        alga f

        1. alga (any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms)
          Synonym: glon
          Hypernym: wodorost
          na bazie alg ― basedn on algae
          algi morskie ― sea/marine algae
          sproszkowane algi ― powdered algae
          nawilżające algi ― moisturizing algae
          brunatne algi ― brown algae
          zielone algi ― green algae
          niebieskie algi ― blue algae
          czerwone algi ― red algae
          lecznicze algi ― healing/therapeutic/medicinal algae
          hodowla alg ― algae culture/cultivation
          uprawa alg ― algae cultivation/growth/growing
          gatunek alg ― a species of algae

        Declension

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        Usually in the plural.

        Declension of alga
        singular plural
        nominative alga algi
        genitive algi alg
        dative aldze algom
        accusative algę algi
        instrumental algą algami
        locative aldze algach
        vocative algo algi

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        References

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        1. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “alga”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
        2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alga”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
        3. ^ Krystyna Siekierska (31.03.2009), “ALGA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

        Further reading

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        • “alga”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
        • “alga”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)
        • alga in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

        Portuguese

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        Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
        Wikipedia pt

        Etymology

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          Inherited from Latin alga.

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          • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈal.ɡɐ/ [ˈaɫ.ɣɐ]
            • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈal.ɡɐ/ [ˈaɫ.ɡɐ]

          Noun

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          alga f (plural algas)

          1. (botany) alga (any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms similar to plants or bacteria)
          2. seaweed (any marine plant)

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          Serbo-Croatian

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          Etymology

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          Borrowed from Latin alga.

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          ȃlga f (Cyrillic spelling а̑лга)

          1. alga

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          Etymology

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            Inherited from Latin alga.

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            alga f (plural algas)

            1. alga

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            • Before feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like alga, the singular definite article takes the form of el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el alga. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al alga, del alga.
            This also applies to the indefinite article, which takes the form of un, which is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una also occurs): un alga or una alga. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).
            However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) are used: la mejor alga, una buena alga.
            • In these cases, el and un are not masculine but feminine, deriving from Latin illa and una, respectively, even though they are identical in form to the corresponding masculine singular articles. Thus, they are allomorphs of the feminine singular articles la and una.
            • The use of these allomorphs does not change the gender agreement of the adjectives modifying the feminine noun: el alga única, un(a) alga buena.
            • In the plural, the usual feminine plural articles and determiners (las, unas, etc.) are always used.

            In case of the indefinite article, "una alga" is also considered correct.

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            Tagalog

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            Etymology

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            Borrowed from Spanish alga, from Latin alga.

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            alga (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄ) (biology)

            1. alga

            Further reading

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            • “alga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
            • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 24
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