Benthos

See also: benthos

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βένθος (bénthos, “the depths”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Benthos n (strong, genitive Benthos, no plural)

1. (biology) benthos (collective of living organism in the benthon)

Declension

Declension of Benthos [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Benthos
genitive	eines	des	Benthos
dative	einem	dem	Benthos
accusative	ein	das	Benthos

Further reading

• Benthos on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Benthos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Benthos” in Duden online
• “Benthos” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon