Plankton

See also: plankton

German

Etymology

Coined by Viktor Hensen from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós, “drifter”), from πλάζω (plázō, “I turn aside, wander”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Plankton n (strong, genitive Planktons, no plural)

1. plankton

Declension

Declension of Plankton [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Plankton
genitive	eines	des	Planktons
dative	einem	dem	Plankton
accusative	ein	das	Plankton

Related terms

• Planktologie

Descendants

• → Catalan: plàncton
• → Danish: plankton
• → English: plankton
  • → Irish: planctón
  • → Thai: แพลงก์ตอน (plɛng-dtɔ̂n)
• → Estonian: plankton
• → Finnish: plankton
• → French: plancton
  • → Romanian: plancton
• → Hungarian: plankton
• → Italian: plancton
• → Norwegian: plankton
• → Polish: plankton
• → Portuguese: plâncton
• → Russian: планктон (plankton)
• → Serbo-Croatian: plankton / планктон
• → Spanish: plancton
• → Swedish: plankton

Further reading

• “Plankton” in Duden online