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alumnus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /əˈlʌmnəs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-o-mh₁no- Proto-Italic *alomanos Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-mno- Latin alumnuslbor. English alumnus Learned borrowing from Latin alumnus (“foster child, nourished one”).

Meanings

  1. A male pupil or student.
  2. A male graduate.
  3. A student of any gender.
  4. A graduate of any gender.

Forms

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alumni Number=Plur lexicographic
alumnuses Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

alumna

Deriveds

alumni association

Relateds

alimony · alimentary · alma mater · alumnæ · alumnae · alum

Synonyms

alumnx (of any gender) · alumn (of any gender) · alumni (of any gender) · alum (of any gender)

Translations (71)

fa فارغالتحصیل (a male graduate) · ar طَلَبَة (a male pupil or student) · hi पूर्वछात्र (a student) · fi alumni (a graduate) · cs absolvent (a graduate) · ru студе́нт (a male pupil or student) · fa دانشآموز (a male pupil or student) · de Ehemaliger (a graduate) · ar خِرِّيج (a graduate) · ka სტუდენტი (a student) · de Student (a male pupil or student) · ar طَالِب (a male pupil or student) · es alumno (a male pupil or student) · fr élève (a male pupil or student) · bg питомник (a male pupil or student) · ar خِرِّيجُون (a graduate) · ar طَالِب (a student) · fi miespuolinen opiskelija (a male pupil or student) · ar خِرِّيجَة (a graduate) · ar طَالِبَة (a student) · fr étudiant (a student) · th ศิษย์เก่า (a graduate) · fr diplômé (a graduate) · pt graduado (a male graduate) · fi opiskelija (a student) · de Ehemaliger (a male graduate) · cs žák (a male pupil or student) · fa دانشجو (a male pupil or student) · cs student (a student) · es egresado (a male graduate) · fr diplômé (a male graduate) · fr étudiante (a student) · sv student (a student) · ar طَالِبَات (a student) · ar طَلَبَة (a student) · pt aluno (a student) · ka კურსდამთავრებული (a graduate) · cs absolventka (a graduate) · ru выпускни́к (a male graduate) · fi valmistunut opiskelija (a graduate) · fi miespuolinen alumni (a male graduate) · pt egresso (a male graduate) · fr étudiant (a male pupil or student) · pl alumn (a male graduate) · fr diplômée (a graduate) · ar خِرِّيجُون (a male graduate) · de Student (a student) · de Absolventin (a graduate) · pt diplomado (a male graduate) · ar خِرِّيج (a male graduate) · sv studenter (a student) · cs studentka (a student) · sv alumn (a graduate) · hi पूर्वछात्र (a graduate) · de Absolvent (a male graduate) · gl universitario (a male pupil or student) · ko 남학생 (a male pupil or student) · hy սան (a male graduate) · bg възпитаник (a male graduate) · de Ehemalige (a graduate) · cs absolvent (a male graduate) · ja 卒業生 (a graduate) · ms alumni (a male pupil or student) · ar خِرِّيجَات (a graduate) · fr ancien élève (a male graduate) · ru учени́к (a male pupil or student) · pt aluno (a male pupil or student) · sv alumner (a graduate) · cs student (a male pupil or student) · es exalumno (a male graduate) · de Absolvent (a graduate)

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