plankton

== English == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈplæŋ(k).tən/ Rhymes: -æŋktən, -æŋtən === 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 ==== nekton neuston psammon pleuston seston benthon ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: planctón → Thai: แพลงก์ตอน (plɛng-dtɔ̂n) ==== Translations ==== === References === “plankton”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. plankton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Danish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós). === Noun === plankton n (singular definite planktonet, not used in plural form) (uncountable) plankton (countable) a plankton Synonym: (rare) svæv ==== Declension ==== === References === “plankton” in Den Danske Ordbog == 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) (marine biology) plankton (a collection of immobile or slightly mobile organisms floating in a body of water) Synonym: hõljum ==== Declension ==== === 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 Syllabification(key): plank‧ton Hyphenation(key): plank‧ton === Noun === plankton plankton ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== keijusto kellujaelosto ==== Derived terms ==== === 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 3 July 2023 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Plankton, coined by German zoologist and marine biologist Victor Hensen. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈplankton/ [ˈplank̚.t̪ɔn] Rhymes: -ankton Syllabification: plank‧ton === Noun === plankton (plural plankton-plankton) plankton ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “plankton”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós). === Noun === plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable) 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) plankton ==== Derived terms ==== dyreplankton === References === “plankton” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Internationalism; compare English plankton, French plancton, German Plankton, ultimately from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈplaŋ.ktɔn/ Rhymes: -aŋktɔn Syllabification: plan‧kton === 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “plankton”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “plankton”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /plǎnktoːn/ Hyphenation: plank‧ton === Noun === plànktōn m inan (Cyrillic spelling пла̀нкто̄н) plankton ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === plankton n (uncountable) plankton (countable) a plankton ==== Declension ==== === References === “plankton”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “plankton”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “plankton”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)