hypolimnion
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-), combining form of ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + λιμνίον (limníon), diminutive of λίμνη (límnē, “lake”).
Noun
hypolimnion (plural hypolimnia)
- (geography) The perpetually cold layer of water that lies beneath the thermocline of a thermally stratified lake.
Derived terms
Translations
cold layer of water
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Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English hypolimnion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhypolimnion/, [ˈhypo̞ˌlimnio̞n]
- Rhymes: -imnion
- Syllabification(key): hy‧po‧lim‧ni‧on
Declension
| Inflection of hypolimnion (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hypolimnion | hypolimnionit | |
| genitive | hypolimnionin | hypolimnionien | |
| partitive | hypolimnionia | hypolimnioneja | |
| illative | hypolimnioniin | hypolimnioneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hypolimnion | hypolimnionit | |
| accusative | nom. | hypolimnion | hypolimnionit |
| gen. | hypolimnionin | ||
| genitive | hypolimnionin | hypolimnionien | |
| partitive | hypolimnionia | hypolimnioneja | |
| inessive | hypolimnionissa | hypolimnioneissa | |
| elative | hypolimnionista | hypolimnioneista | |
| illative | hypolimnioniin | hypolimnioneihin | |
| adessive | hypolimnionilla | hypolimnioneilla | |
| ablative | hypolimnionilta | hypolimnioneilta | |
| allative | hypolimnionille | hypolimnioneille | |
| essive | hypolimnionina | hypolimnioneina | |
| translative | hypolimnioniksi | hypolimnioneiksi | |
| instructive | — | hypolimnionein | |
| abessive | hypolimnionitta | hypolimnioneitta | |
| comitative | — | hypolimnioneineen | |
| Possessive forms of hypolimnion (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | hypolimnionini | hypolimnionimme |
| 2nd person | hypolimnionisi | hypolimnioninne |
| 3rd person | hypolimnioninsa | |
French
Further reading
- “hypolimnion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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