plancton
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
plancton m (uncountable)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Romanian: plancton
Further reading
- “plancton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
plancton m (invariable)
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French plancton.
Noun
plancton n (plural planctonuri)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | plancton | planctonul | planctone | planctonele | |
| genitive-dative | plancton | planctonului | planctone | planctonelor | |
| vocative | planctonule | planctonelor | |||
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Plankton, from Ancient Greek πλαγκτόν (planktón), neuter form of πλαγκτός (planktós, “wandering”), from πλάζω (plázō, “to turn aside, to wander”).
Pronunciation
Noun
plancton m (uncountable)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “plancton”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28