# plankton
## English
### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈplæŋk.tən/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

plankton (usually uncountable, plural planktons or plankton)
* (uncountable) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.
* (countable) A plankter, any single organism that drifts in water.

#### Coordinate terms

* nekton
* neuston
* psammon
* seston

#### Derived terms

* aeroplankton
* archaeoplankton
* bacterioplankton
* bathyplankton
* epiplankton
* femtoplankton
* haliplankton
* holoplankton
* jellyplankton
* limnoplankton
* macroplankton
* megaplankton
* meroplankton
* mesoplankton
* microplankton
* mycoplankton
* nanoplankton
* nektoplankton
* office plankton
* phytoplankton
* picoplankton
* planktonic
* planktonivory
* potamoplankton
* protozooplankton
* pseudoplankton
* tychoplankton
* zooplankton

#### Related terms

* plankter
* planktic
* planktology
* planktotrophic

#### Descendants

* → Irish: planctón
* → Thai: แพลงก์ตอน (plɛng-dtɔ̂n)

#### Translations
### References

* “plankton”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
* plankton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Danish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).

### Noun

plankton n (singular definite planktonet, not used in plural form)
* (uncountable) plankton
* (countable) a plankton
    Synonym: (rare) svæv

#### Declension
### References

* “plankton” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós, “drifter”), via German Plankton.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈplɑnkton/, [ˈplɑŋkˑton]
* Rhymes: -ɑnkton
* Hyphenation: plank‧ton

### Noun

plankton (genitive planktoni, partitive planktonit)
* (marine biology) plankton (a collection of immobile or slightly mobile organisms floating in a body of water)
    Synonym: hõljum

#### Declension
### References

* plankton in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
* “plankton”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see German Plankton), ultimately from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈplɑŋkton/, [ˈplɑ̝ŋkt̪o̞n]
* Rhymes: -ɑŋkton
* Hyphenation: plank‧ton

### Noun

plankton
* plankton

#### Declension

Possessive forms of plankton (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
planktonini
planktonini
accusative
nom.
planktonini
planktonini
gen.
planktonini
genitive
planktonini
planktonieni planktoneideni planktoneitteni
partitive
planktoniani
planktoneitani planktonejani
inessive
planktonissani
planktoneissani
elative
planktonistani
planktoneistani
illative
planktoniini
planktoneihini
adessive
planktonillani
planktoneillani
ablative
planktoniltani
planktoneiltani
allative
planktonilleni
planktoneilleni
essive
planktoninani
planktoneinani
translative
planktonikseni
planktoneikseni
abessive
planktonittani
planktoneittani
instructive
comitative
—planktoneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
planktonisi
planktonisi
accusative
nom.
planktonisi
planktonisi
gen.
planktonisi
genitive
planktonisi
planktoniesi planktoneidesi planktoneittesi
partitive
planktoniasi
planktoneitasi planktonejasi
inessive
planktonissasi
planktoneissasi
elative
planktonistasi
planktoneistasi
illative
planktoniisi
planktoneihisi
adessive
planktonillasi
planktoneillasi
ablative
planktoniltasi
planktoneiltasi
allative
planktonillesi
planktoneillesi
essive
planktoninasi
planktoneinasi
translative
planktoniksesi
planktoneiksesi
abessive
planktonittasi
planktoneittasi
instructive
comitative
—planktoneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
planktonimme
planktonimme
accusative
nom.
planktonimme
planktonimme
gen.
planktonimme
genitive
planktonimme
planktoniemme planktoneidemme planktoneittemme
partitive
planktoniamme
planktoneitamme planktonejamme
inessive
planktonissamme
planktoneissamme
elative
planktonistamme
planktoneistamme
illative
planktoniimme
planktoneihimme
adessive
planktonillamme
planktoneillamme
ablative
planktoniltamme
planktoneiltamme
allative
planktonillemme
planktoneillemme
essive
planktoninamme
planktoneinamme
translative
planktoniksemme
planktoneiksemme
abessive
planktonittamme
planktoneittamme
instructive
comitative
—planktoneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
planktoninne
planktoninne
accusative
nom.
planktoninne
planktoninne
gen.
planktoninne
genitive
planktoninne
planktonienne planktoneidenne planktoneittenne
partitive
planktonianne
planktoneitanne planktonejanne
inessive
planktonissanne
planktoneissanne
elative
planktonistanne
planktoneistanne
illative
planktoniinne
planktoneihinne
adessive
planktonillanne
planktoneillanne
ablative
planktoniltanne
planktoneiltanne
allative
planktonillenne
planktoneillenne
essive
planktoninanne
planktoneinanne
translative
planktoniksenne
planktoneiksenne
abessive
planktonittanne
planktoneittanne
instructive
comitative
—planktoneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
planktoninsa
planktoninsa
accusative
nom.
planktoninsa
planktoninsa
gen.
planktoninsa
genitive
planktoninsa
planktoniensa planktoneidensa planktoneittensa
partitive
planktoniaan planktoniansa
planktoneitaan planktonejaan planktoneitansa planktonejansa
inessive
planktonissaan planktonissansa
planktoneissaan planktoneissansa
elative
planktonistaan planktonistansa
planktoneistaan planktoneistansa
illative
planktoniinsa
planktoneihinsa
adessive
planktonillaan planktonillansa
planktoneillaan planktoneillansa
ablative
planktoniltaan planktoniltansa
planktoneiltaan planktoneiltansa
allative
planktonilleen planktonillensa
planktoneilleen planktoneillensa
essive
planktoninaan planktoninansa
planktoneinaan planktoneinansa
translative
planktonikseen planktoniksensa
planktoneikseen planktoneiksensa
abessive
planktonittaan planktonittansa
planktoneittaan planktoneittansa
instructive
comitative
—planktoneineen planktoneinensa :

#### Synonyms

* keijusto
* kellujaelosto

#### Derived terms

* eläinplankton
* kasviplankton
* planktonlevä

### Further reading

* “plankton”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).

### Noun

plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable)
* plankton

#### Derived terms

* dyreplankton

### References

* “plankton” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).

### Noun

plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable)
* plankton

#### Derived terms

* dyreplankton

### References

* “plankton” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Internationalism; compare English plankton, French plancton, German Plankton, ultimately from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈplaŋ.ktɔn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aŋktɔn
* Syllabification: plan‧kton

### Noun

plankton m inan (related adjective planktonowy or planktoniczny)
* (marine biology) plankton (generic term for all the organisms that float in the sea)
* (figurative) plankton (totality of individuals, institutions, and organizations that have little importance in a given sphere of social life)

#### Derived terms

* planktonożerny
* plankton wirówkowy
* planktoniarnia

#### Related terms

* planktolog
* planktologia
* planktonolog
* planktonologia

### Further reading

* plankton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* plankton in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /plǎnktoːn/
* Hyphenation: plank‧ton

### Noun

plànktōn m (Cyrillic spelling пла̀нкто̄н)
* plankton

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Noun

plankton n
* (uncountable) plankton
* (countable) a plankton

#### Declension
### References

* plankton in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* plankton in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* plankton in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)