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)

  1. plankton

Declension

Declension of planctón (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative planctón planctóin
vocative a phlanctóin a phlanctóna
genitive planctóin planctón
dative planctón planctóin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an planctón na planctóin
genitive an phlanctóin na bplanctón
dative leis an bplanctón
don phlanctón
leis na planctóin

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of planctón
radical lenition eclipsis
planctón phlanctón bplanctón

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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