Plankton
See also: plankton
German edit
Etymology edit
Coined by Viktor Hensen from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós, “drifter”), from πλάζω (plázō, “I turn aside, wander”).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Plankton n (strong, genitive Planktons, no plural)
Declension edit
Declension of Plankton [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Catalan: plàncton
- → Danish: plankton
- → English: plankton
- → 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 edit
- “Plankton” in Duden online