alga

== English == === Etymology === From Latin alga. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈæl.ɡə/ === Noun === alga (plural algae or (archaic) algæ) (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. ==== Usage notes ==== Algaes is a non-standard plural. ==== Hyponyms ==== (photosynthetic aquatic organism): seaweed; green alga (Chlorophyta and Charophyta) and red alga (Rhodophyta and Glaucophyta) in Plantae); brown alga (Phaeophyceae) and yellow-green algae (Xanthophyceae), Haptophyta, and Cryptomonada in Chromista), and blue-green alga (Cyanobacteria) microalga golden alga ice alga snow alga ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Algae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Gaal, Gala, agal, gala == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin alga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈal.ɣə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈal.ɣa] === Noun === alga f (plural algues) alga === Further reading === “alga”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Faroese == === Etymology === From Latin alga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalka/ Rhymes: -alka === Noun === alga f (genitive singular algu, plural algur) alga ==== Declension ==== == Galician == === Etymology === From Latin alga. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: al‧ga === Noun === alga f (plural algas) alga ==== Derived terms ==== alga parda alga verde alga vermella === Further reading === “alga”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Irish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English alga, from Latin alga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalˠ(ə)ɡə/ === Noun === alga m (genitive singular alga, nominative plural algaí) (biology) alga Synonym: feamainn ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “alga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “alga”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm= == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin alga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈal.ɡa/ Rhymes: -alɡa Hyphenation: àl‧ga === Noun === alga f (plural alghe) seaweed === Further reading === alga in Collins Italian-English Dictionary alga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === gala == Latin == === Etymology === 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)”). 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. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaɫ.ɡa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈal.ɡa] === Noun === alga f (genitive algae); first declension seaweed; plants that grow in freshwater (figuratively) something of little worth ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== algensis algōsus ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Further reading === “alga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press == Latvian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *algā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elgʷʰ-. === Pronunciation === === Noun === alga f (4th declension) salary, wage reward pay algu saraksts ― pay bill ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== algojums atalgojums atmaksa atlīdzinājums atlīdzība gājiens izpeļņa maksa peļņa samaksa uzturs == Lithuanian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *algā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elgʷʰ-. Cognate with Latvian àlga (“salary”), Old Prussian ālgas (“salary”, Gsg.), Ancient Greek ἀλφή (alphḗ, “gain, profit”), Sanskrit अर्घ (arghá, “worth, value, price”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɐɫ̪ˈɡɐ] === Noun === algà f (plural al̃gos) stress pattern 4 pay, salary, wage ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “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 == Lombard == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalɡa/ (Milanese) === Noun === alga f seaweed == Occitan == === Pronunciation === === Noun === alga f (plural algas) seaweed == Old Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin alga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalɡa/ === Noun === alga f (plural algas) alga, seaweed ==== Derived terms ==== alguenno ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: alga == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Alge or French algue, from Latin alga. First attested in 1619. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈal.ɡa/ Rhymes: -alɡa Syllabification: al‧ga === Noun === alga f 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 ==== Usually in the plural. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === alga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN alga in Polish dictionaries at PWN alga in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin alga. === Pronunciation === (Caipira) IPA(key): [ˈaɻɡa] Homophone: auga (Brazil) Rhymes: (Portugal) -alɡɐ, (Brazil) -awɡɐ Hyphenation: al‧ga === Noun === alga f (plural algas) (botany) alga (any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms similar to plants or bacteria) seaweed (any marine plant) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “alga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin alga. === Pronunciation === === Noun === ȃlga f (Cyrillic spelling а̑лга) alga == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin alga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalɡa/ [ˈal.ɣ̞a] Rhymes: -alɡa Syllabification: al‧ga === Noun === alga f (plural algas) alga ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “alga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alga, from Latin alga. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔalɡa/ [ˈʔal.ɡɐ] Rhymes: -alɡa Syllabification: al‧ga === Noun === alga (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄ) (biology) alga === Further reading === “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