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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Plankton, coined by German zoologist and marine biologist Victor Hensen. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós, “drifter”) +‎ -on. Ultimately from Ancient Greek πλαγκτόν (planktón, “drifting”), neuter nominative of πλαγκτός (planktós), from πλάζομαι (plázomai, “to wander, drift”), from πλάζω (plázō, “to cause to wander, drive astray”). By surface analysis, plankt- +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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plankton (usually uncountable, plural planktons or plankton)

  1. (uncountable) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.
    Whales feed on tiny plankton drifting in the ocean.
    The lake water was full of microscopic plankton.
    The study focused on the role of plankton in the food chain.
  2. (countable) A plankter, any single organism that drifts in water.

Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Irish: planctón
  • → Thai: แพลงก์ตอน (plɛng-dtɔ̂n)

Translations

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Danish

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Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).

Noun

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plankton n (singular definite planktonet, not used in plural form)

  1. (uncountable) plankton
  2. (countable) a plankton
    Synonym: (rare) svæv

Declension

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Declension of plankton
neuter
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative plankton planktonet
genitive planktons planktonets

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós, “drifter”), via German Plankton.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplɑnkton/, [ˈplɑŋkˑton]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnkton
  • Hyphenation: plank‧ton

Noun

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plankton (genitive planktoni, partitive planktonit)

  1. (marine biology) plankton (a collection of immobile or slightly mobile organisms floating in a body of water)
    Synonym: hõljum

Declension

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Declension of plankton (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative plankton planktonid
accusative nom.
gen. planktoni
genitive 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

References

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  • plankton in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “plankton”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see German Plankton), ultimately from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplɑŋkton/, [ˈplɑ̝ŋkt̪o̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋkton
  • Syllabification(key): plank‧ton
  • Hyphenation(key): plank‧ton

Noun

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plankton

  1. plankton

Declension

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Inflection of plankton (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative plankton planktonit
genitive planktonin planktonien
planktoneiden
planktoneitten
partitive planktonia planktoneita
planktoneja
illative planktoniin planktoneihin
singular plural
nominative plankton planktonit
accusative nom. plankton planktonit
gen. planktonin
genitive planktonin planktonien
planktoneiden
planktoneitten
partitive planktonia planktoneita
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
abessive planktonitta planktoneitta
instructive — planktonein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of plankton (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative planktonini planktonini
accusative nom. planktonini planktonini
gen. planktonini
genitive planktonini planktonieni
planktoneideni
planktoneitteni
partitive planktoniani planktoneitani
planktonejani
inessive planktonissani planktoneissani
elative planktonistani planktoneistani
illative planktoniini planktoneihini
adessive planktonillani planktoneillani
ablative planktoniltani planktoneiltani
allative planktonilleni planktoneilleni
essive planktoninani planktoneinani
translative planktonikseni planktoneikseni
abessive planktonittani planktoneittani
instructive — —
comitative — planktoneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative planktonisi planktonisi
accusative nom. planktonisi planktonisi
gen. planktonisi
genitive planktonisi planktoniesi
planktoneidesi
planktoneittesi
partitive planktoniasi planktoneitasi
planktonejasi
inessive planktonissasi planktoneissasi
elative planktonistasi planktoneistasi
illative planktoniisi planktoneihisi
adessive planktonillasi planktoneillasi
ablative planktoniltasi planktoneiltasi
allative planktonillesi planktoneillesi
essive planktoninasi planktoneinasi
translative planktoniksesi planktoneiksesi
abessive planktonittasi planktoneittasi
instructive — —
comitative — planktoneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative planktonimme planktonimme
accusative nom. planktonimme planktonimme
gen. planktonimme
genitive planktonimme planktoniemme
planktoneidemme
planktoneittemme
partitive planktoniamme planktoneitamme
planktonejamme
inessive planktonissamme planktoneissamme
elative planktonistamme planktoneistamme
illative planktoniimme planktoneihimme
adessive planktonillamme planktoneillamme
ablative planktoniltamme planktoneiltamme
allative planktonillemme planktoneillemme
essive planktoninamme planktoneinamme
translative planktoniksemme planktoneiksemme
abessive planktonittamme planktoneittamme
instructive — —
comitative — planktoneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative planktoninne planktoninne
accusative nom. planktoninne planktoninne
gen. planktoninne
genitive planktoninne planktonienne
planktoneidenne
planktoneittenne
partitive planktonianne planktoneitanne
planktonejanne
inessive planktonissanne planktoneissanne
elative planktonistanne planktoneistanne
illative planktoniinne planktoneihinne
adessive planktonillanne planktoneillanne
ablative planktoniltanne planktoneiltanne
allative planktonillenne planktoneillenne
essive planktoninanne planktoneinanne
translative planktoniksenne planktoneiksenne
abessive planktonittanne planktoneittanne
instructive — —
comitative — planktoneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative planktoninsa planktoninsa
accusative nom. planktoninsa planktoninsa
gen. planktoninsa
genitive planktoninsa planktoniensa
planktoneidensa
planktoneittensa
partitive planktoniaan
planktoniansa 		planktoneitaan
planktonejaan
planktoneitansa
planktonejansa
inessive planktonissaan
planktonissansa 		planktoneissaan
planktoneissansa
elative planktonistaan
planktonistansa 		planktoneistaan
planktoneistansa
illative planktoniinsa planktoneihinsa
adessive planktonillaan
planktonillansa 		planktoneillaan
planktoneillansa
ablative planktoniltaan
planktoniltansa 		planktoneiltaan
planktoneiltansa
allative planktonilleen
planktonillensa 		planktoneilleen
planktoneillensa
essive planktoninaan
planktoninansa 		planktoneinaan
planktoneinansa
translative planktonikseen
planktoniksensa 		planktoneikseen
planktoneiksensa
abessive planktonittaan
planktonittansa 		planktoneittaan
planktoneittansa
instructive — —
comitative — planktoneineen
planktoneinensa

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Further reading

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Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology

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Borrowed from German Plankton, coined by German zoologist and marine biologist Victor Hensen.

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Noun

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plankton (plural plankton-plankton)

  1. plankton

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Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).

Noun

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plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable)

  1. plankton

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).

Noun

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plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable)

  1. plankton

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
plankton

Etymology

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Internationalism; compare English plankton, French plancton, German Plankton, ultimately from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).

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Noun

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plankton m inan (related adjective planktonowy or planktoniczny)

  1. (marine biology) plankton (generic term for all the organisms that float in the sea)
  2. (figurative) plankton (totality of individuals, institutions, and organizations that have little importance in a given sphere of social life)

Declension

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Declension of plankton
singular
nominative plankton
genitive planktonu
dative planktonowi
accusative plankton
instrumental planktonem
locative planktonie
vocative planktonie

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adjective
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Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

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Serbian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Bosnian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /plǎnktoːn/
  • Hyphenation: plank‧ton

Noun

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plànktōn m inan (Cyrillic spelling пла̀нкто̄н)

  1. plankton

Declension

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Declension of plankton
singular
nominative plànktōn
genitive planktóna
dative planktonu
accusative plankton
vocative planktone
locative planktonu
instrumental planktonom

Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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plankton n

  1. (uncountable) plankton
  2. (countable) a plankton

Declension

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Declension of plankton
nominative genitive
singular indefinite plankton planktons
definite planktonet planktonets
plural indefinite plankton planktons
definite planktonen planktonens

References

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