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)
- plankton
Declension
Declension of planctón
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- bréagphlanctón m (“pseudoplankton”)
- zóplanctón m (“zooplankton”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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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
- "planctón" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.