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alumna
English
Etymology
From Latin alumna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l?mn?/
Noun
alumna (plural alumnae or (archaic) alumnæ, masculine alumnus)
- A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college).
- A female graduate.
Hypernyms
- (of any gender): alum or alumn, alumni (often proscribed), alumnx
- (of unspecified gender): alumnus
Related terms
- alum
- alumnae
- alumni
- alumnus
Translations
Anagrams
- Manual, manual
Latin
Adjective
alumna
- nominative feminine singular of alumnus
- nominative neuter plural of alumnus
- accusative neuter plural of alumnus
- vocative feminine singular of alumnus
- vocative neuter plural of alumnus
Adjective
alumn?
- ablative feminine singular of alumnus
References
- alumna in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- alumna in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- alumna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Spanish
Noun
alumna f (plural alumnas, masculine alumno, masculine plural alumnos)
- female equivalent of alumno
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alumnus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin alumnus (literally “foster child, nourished one”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l?mn?s/
Noun
alumnus (plural alumni or alumnuses, feminine alumna)
- A male pupil or student.
- A male graduate.
- A student of any gender.
- A graduate of any gender.
Usage notes
Alumnus is used when the gender of the subject is unspecified.
- Any alumnus may be invited to the reunion.
Hypernyms
- (of any gender): alum or alumn, alumni (often proscribed), alumnx
Related terms
- alumnae/alumnæ
- alum
- alma mater
- alimony
- alimentary
Translations
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin alumnus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?al?mn?s]
- Hyphenation: alum?nus
Noun
alumnus (first-person possessive alumnusku, second-person possessive alumnusmu, third-person possessive alumnusnya)
- alumnus.
Alternative forms
- alumni
Further reading
- “alumnus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Etymology
- From Proto-Italic *alomanos, from Proto-Indo-European *h?el-o-mh?no- (“being nourished”), mediopassive participle (see *-mh?nos) of *h?el- (“to nourish, grow”) (whence al?).
- Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *h?el- (“to nourish, grow”) + *-mno- (see *-mn?).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a?lum.nus/, [ä????mn?s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a?lum.nus/, [??lumnus]
Adjective
alumnus (feminine alumna, neuter alumnum); first/second-declension adjective
- Nourished, fostered, etc.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Noun
alumnus m (genitive alumn?); second declension
- Nursling, pupil
- foster son.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Descendants
- English: alumnus
- Catalan: alumne
- Italian: alunno
- Portuguese: aluno
- Spanish: alumno
References
- alumnus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- alumnus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- alumnus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- alumnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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