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)

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

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