Borrowed from German Plankton, coined by German zoologist and marine biologist Victor Hensen and derived from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós, “drifter”), from πλάζω (plázō, “I turn aside, wander”).
plankton (usually uncountable, plural planktons or plankton)
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From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós, “drifter”), via German Plankton.
plankton (genitive planktoni, partitive planktonit)
Declension of plankton (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | plankton | planktonid | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | planktoni | ||
genitive | planktonite | ||
partitive | planktonit | planktoneid | |
illative | planktonisse | planktonitesse planktoneisse | |
inessive | planktonis | planktonites planktoneis | |
elative | planktonist | planktonitest planktoneist | |
allative | planktonile | planktonitele planktoneile | |
adessive | planktonil | planktonitel planktoneil | |
ablative | planktonilt | planktonitelt planktoneilt | |
translative | planktoniks | planktoniteks planktoneiks | |
terminative | planktonini | planktoniteni | |
essive | planktonina | planktonitena | |
abessive | planktonita | planktoniteta | |
comitative | planktoniga | planktonitega |
Internationalism (see German Plankton), ultimately from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).
plankton
Inflection of plankton (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | plankton | planktonit | |
genitive | planktonin | planktonien planktoneiden planktoneitten | |
partitive | planktonia | planktoneita planktoneja | |
illative | planktoniin | planktoneihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | plankton | planktonit | |
accusative | nom. | plankton | planktonit |
gen. | planktonin | ||
genitive | planktonin | planktonien planktoneiden planktoneitten | |
partitive | planktonia | planktoneita planktoneja | |
inessive | planktonissa | planktoneissa | |
elative | planktonista | planktoneista | |
illative | planktoniin | planktoneihin | |
adessive | planktonilla | planktoneilla | |
ablative | planktonilta | planktoneilta | |
allative | planktonille | planktoneille | |
essive | planktonina | planktoneina | |
translative | planktoniksi | planktoneiksi | |
abessive | planktonitta | planktoneitta | |
instructive | — | planktonein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).
plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable)
From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).
plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable)
Internationalism; compare English plankton, French plancton, German Plankton, ultimately from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).
plankton m inan (related adjective planktonowy or planktoniczny)
singular | |
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nominative | plankton |
genitive | planktonu |
dative | planktonowi |
accusative | plankton |
instrumental | planktonem |
locative | planktonie |
vocative | planktonie |
plànktōn m (Cyrillic spelling пла̀нкто̄н)
singular | |
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nominative | plànktōn |
genitive | planktóna |
dative | planktonu |
accusative | plankton |
vocative | planktone |
locative | planktonu |
instrumental | planktonom |
plankton n
Declension of plankton | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | plankton | planktonet | plankton | planktonen |
Genitive | planktons | planktonets | planktons | planktonens |