planctón

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English plankton, from German Plankton, coined by Viktor Hensen and derived from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós, “drifter”), from πλάζω (plázō, “I turn aside, wander”).

Noun

planctón m (genitive singular planctóin, nominative plural planctóin)

1. plankton

Declension

Declension of planctón

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative planctón planctóin Vocative a phlanctóin a phlanctóna Genitive planctóin planctón Dative planctón planctóin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an planctón na planctóin Genitive an phlanctóin na bplanctón Dative leis an bplanctón don phlanctón leis na planctóin

Derived terms

• bréagphlanctón m (“pseudoplankton”)
• zóplanctón m (“zooplankton”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
planctón	phlanctón	bplanctón
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “planctón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN