plankton
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See also: Plankton
Etymology
Borrowed from German Plankton, coined by German zoologist and marine biologist Victor Hensen and derived from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós, “drifter”), from πλάζω (plázō, “I turn aside, wander”).
Pronunciation
Noun
plankton (usually uncountable, plural planktons or plankton)
- (uncountable) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.
- (countable) A plankter, any single organism that drifts in water.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- aeroplankton
- archaeoplankton
- bacterioplankton
- bathyplankton
- epiplankton
- femtoplankton
- haliplankton
- holoplankton
- jellyplankton
- limnoplankton
- macroplankton
- megaplankton
- meroplankton
- mesoplankton
- microplankton
- mycoplankton
- nanoplankton
- nektoplankton
- office plankton
- phytoplankton
- picoplankton
- planktonic
- planktonivory
- potamoplankton
- protozooplankton
- pseudoplankton
- tychoplankton
- zooplankton
Related terms
Descendants
Translations
generic term for all the organisms that float in the sea
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References
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós, “drifter”), via German Plankton.
Pronunciation
Noun
plankton (genitive planktoni, partitive planktonit)
- (marine biology) plankton (a collection of immobile or slightly mobile organisms floating in a body of water)
- Synonym: hõljum
Declension
| Declension of plankton (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
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| 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
Etymology
Internationalism (see German Plankton), ultimately from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).
Pronunciation
Noun
plankton
Declension
| Inflection of plankton (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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| 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. | ||
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Synonyms
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “plankton”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).
Noun
plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable)
Derived terms
References
- “plankton” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).
Noun
plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable)
Derived terms
References
- “plankton” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English plankton, French plancton, German Plankton, ultimately from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).
Pronunciation
Noun
plankton m inan (related adjective planktonowy or planktoniczny)
- (marine biology) plankton (generic term for all the organisms that float in the sea)
- (figurative) plankton (totality of individuals, institutions, and organizations that have little importance in a given sphere of social life)
Declension
Declension of plankton
Derived terms
adjective
- planktonożerny
nouns
- plankton wirówkowy
- planktoniarnia
Related terms
nouns
- planktolog
- planktologia
- planktonolog
- planktonologia
Further reading
Pronunciation
Noun
plànktōn m (Cyrillic spelling пла̀нкто̄н)
Declension
Declension of plankton
Noun
plankton n
- (uncountable) plankton
- (countable) a plankton
Declension
Declension of plankton
References
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