plankton

See also: Plankton

English

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈplæŋk.tən/

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Noun

plankton (usually uncountable, plural planktons or plankton)

1. (uncountable) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.
2. (countable) A plankter, any single organism that drifts in water.

Coordinate terms

• nekton
• neuston
• psammon
• seston

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

• plankter
• planktic
• planktology
• planktotrophic

 

Descendants

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

Translations

generic term for all the organisms that float in the sea

• Arabic: عَوَالِق m pl (ʕawāliq)
• Catalan: plàncton m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 浮游生物 (zh) (fúyóu shēngwù)

• Czech: plankton m
• Danish: plankton (da) n
• Esperanto: planktono
• Estonian: hõljum
• Finnish: plankton (fi), keijusto (fi)
• French: plancton (fr) m
• Galician: plancto (gl) m
• German: Plankton (de) n
• Greek: πλαγκτόν (el) n (plagktón)
• Hindi: प्लवक (hi) m (plavak)
• Hungarian: plankton (hu)
• Ido: planktono (io), plankton (io)
• Indonesian: plankton (id)
• Interlingua: plancton
• Irish: planctón m
• Italian: plancton (it) m
• Japanese: 浮遊生物 (ja) (ふゆうせいぶつ, fuyūseibutsu), プランクトン (ja) (purankuton)
• Kazakh: планктон (plankton)
• Korean: 플랑크톤 (peullangkeuton)
• Maori: meroiti
• Norwegian: plankton (no) n
• Polish: plankton (pl) m inan
• Portuguese: plâncton (pt) m
• Romanian: plancton (ro) n
• Russian: планкто́н (ru) m (planktón)
• Spanish: plancton m
• Swedish: plankton (sv) n
• Thai: แพลงก์ตอน (plɛng-dtɔ̂n)
• Urdu: پیراکو m (pirākū)
• Vietnamese: sinh vật phù du

References

• “plankton”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• plankton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Estonian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

• 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

plankton

1. plankton

Declension

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

Synonyms

• keijusto
• kellujaelosto

Derived terms

compounds

• eläinplankton
• kasviplankton
• planktonlevä

 

Further reading

• “plankton”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).

Noun

plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable)

1. plankton

Derived terms

• dyreplankton

References

• “plankton” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).

Noun

plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable)

1. plankton

Derived terms

• dyreplankton

References

• “plankton” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

plankton

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplaŋ.ktɔn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aŋktɔn
• Syllabification: plan‧kton

Noun

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

Declension of plankton

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

Derived terms

adjective

• planktonożerny

 

nouns

• plankton wirówkowy
• planktoniarnia

 

Related terms

nouns

• planktolog
• planktologia
• planktonolog
• planktonologia

 

Further reading

• plankton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• plankton in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

plànktōn m (Cyrillic spelling пла̀нкто̄н)

1. plankton

Declension

Declension of plankton

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

Swedish

Noun

plankton n

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

Declension

Declension of plankton

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

References

• plankton in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• plankton in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• plankton in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)