plankter
English
WOTD – 9 June 2024
Etymology
Borrowed from German Plankter, from Koine Greek πλαγκτήρ (planktḗr, “wanderer; one who leads another astray, beguiler”), modelled after German Plankton (“plankton”).[1][2] Πλαγκτήρ (Planktḗr) is derived from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́ζεσθαι (plắzesthai) (the mediopassive of πλᾰ́ζω (plắzō, “to turn away from (something); to roam, wander”)) + -τήρ (-tḗr, suffix forming masculine agent nouns from verbs).[3]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈplæŋ(k)tə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈplæŋ(k)təɹ/
- Hyphenation: plank‧ter
Noun
plankter (plural plankters)
Derived terms
Translations
single organism of plankton
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References
- ^ “plankter, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
- ^ “plankter, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ Compare “plankton, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023; “plankton, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.