plancton
See also: planctón and plâncton
French
Etymology
From German Plankton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plɑ̃k.tɔ̃/
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Noun
plancton m (uncountable)
- (biology) plankton
Derived terms
- planctonique
Descendants
- → Romanian: plancton
Further reading
- “plancton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplank.ton/
- Rhymes: -ankton
- Hyphenation: plànc‧ton
Noun
plancton m (invariable)
- (biology) plankton
Related terms
- fitoplancton
- limnoplancton
- macroplancton
- microplancton
- planctonico
- zooplancton
Romanian
Etymology
From French plancton.
Noun
plancton n (plural planctonuri)
- plankton
Declension
Declension of plancton
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) plancton | planctonul | (niște) planctone | planctonele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) plancton | planctonului | (unor) 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
- IPA(key): /ˈplanɡton/ [ˈplãŋɡ.t̪õn]
- Rhymes: -anɡton
- Syllabification: planc‧ton
Noun
plancton m (uncountable)
- (biology) plankton
Derived terms
- batiplancton
- epiplancton
- fitoplancton
- holoplancton
- meroplancton
- planctónico
- zooplancton
Further reading
- “plancton”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014