algal

English

Marine algae in Gullmarsfjorden at Sämstad, Sweden

Etymology

From alga +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈælɡəl/

Adjective

algal (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to, or like, algae.
   • 2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 7:

     Wallace [...] came closer to the dense algal stink of the lake.

Derived terms

• algal bloom
• algally
• algal mat
• antialgal
• macroalgal
• microalgal
• monoalgal
• nonalgal
• picoalgal
• plurialgal
• postalgal
• unialgal

 

Translations

pertaining to, or like, algae

• Arabic: طُحْلُبِيّ m (ṭuḥlubiyy)
• French: algal (fr)
• Irish: algach
• Portuguese: algal

Noun

algal (plural algals)

1. An alga.

Anagrams

• Galla

French

Etymology

From algue +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ɡal/
• Homophones: algale, algales

Adjective

algal (feminine algale, masculine plural algaux, feminine plural algales)

1. algal

Related terms

• algue

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɡaw/ [aʊ̯ˈɡaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈɡal/ [aɫˈɣaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈɡal/ [aɫˈɣaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈɡa.li/ [aɫˈɣa.li]

Adjective

algal m or f (plural algais)

1. algal (pertaining to, or like, algae)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈɡal/ [alˈɣ̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: al‧gal

Adjective

algal m or f (masculine and feminine plural algales)

1. algal

Related terms

• alga