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Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Latin alumnus (literally “foster child, nourished one”).

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

alumnus (plural alumni, feminine alumna)

A male pupil or student. A male graduate. A student of either gender. A graduate of either gender.

Usage notes Edit

Alumnus is used when the gender of the subject is unspecified.

Any alumnus may be invited to the reunion.

Related terms Edit

Translations Edit

a male pupil or student Arabic: طَالِب m ( ṭālib ) , طَلَبَة m pl ( ṭalaba )

, Bulgarian: питомник ( pitomnik )

Czech: žák (cs) m , student (cs) m

, Finnish: miespuolinen opiskelija

French: étudiant (fr) m , élève (fr) m

, Galician: universitario (gl) m

German: Student (de) m Korean: 남학생 (ko) ( namhaksaeng )

Malay: alumni

Persian: دانش‌آموز (fa) دانشجو (fa)

Portuguese: aluno (pt) m

Russian: учени́к (ru) m ( učeník ) , студе́нт (ru) m ( studént )

, Spanish: alumno (es)

a male graduate Arabic: خِرِّيج m ( ḵirrīj ) , خِرِّيجُون m pl ( ḵirrījūn )

, Armenian: սան (hy) ( san )

Bulgarian: възпитаник (bg) ( vǎzpitanik )

Czech: absolvent (cs) m

Finnish: miespuolinen alumni French: diplômé (fr) m , ancien élève

, Persian: فارغ‌التحصیل (fa)

Portuguese: diplomado m , graduado (pt) m

, Russian: выпускни́к (ru) m ( vypuskník )

Spanish: exalumno egresado (es)

a student Arabic: طَالِب m ( ṭālib ) , طَالِبَة f ( ṭāliba ) , طَلَبَة m pl ( ṭalaba ) , طَالِبَات f pl ( ṭālibāt )

, , , Czech: student (cs) m , studentka (cs) f

, Finnish: opiskelija (fi)

French: étudiant (fr) m , étudiante (fr) f German: Student (de)

Portuguese: aluno (pt) m

Swedish: student (sv) c , studenter (sv) pl