alumnus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) alumnus (literally “foster child, nourished one”).

Noun

alumnus (plural alumni)

1. a male pupil or student
2. a male graduate
3. a student
4. a graduate

Usage notes

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

Any alumnus may be invited to the reunion.

Related terms

• alumni
• alumna
• alumnae/alumnæ
• alum

Translations

a male pupil or student

• Arabic: طالب m (Talyb), طالبة f (Talybah), طلبة m pl (Talabah), طالبات f pl (Talybat)
• Bulgarian: питомник (pitomnik)
• French: étudiant (fr) m, élève (fr) m; ancien (fr) m,
• Galician: universitario (gl) m
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• German: Student (de) m
• Korean: 남학생 (ko)
• Portuguese: aluno (pt) m
• Russian: ученик (ru) m (učeník), студент (ru) m (studént)
• Spanish: alumno (es)

a male graduate

• Arabic: خريج m (Kherryj), خريجة f (Kherryjah), خريجون m pl (kherryjoon), خريجات f pl (Kherryjat)
• Armenian: սան (san)
• Bulgarian: възпитаник (bg) (vǎzpitanik)
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• Czech: absolvent (cs) m
• French: diplômé (fr) m
• Russian: выпускник (ru) m (vypuskník)
• Spanish: exalumno, egresado (es)

a student

• Arabic: طالب m (Talyb), طالبة f (Talybah), طلبة m pl (Talabah), طالبات f pl (Talybat)
• Finnish: opiskelija (fi)
• French: étudiant (fr) m
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• German: Student (de)
• Portuguese: aluno (pt) m
• Swedish: student (sv) c, studenter (sv) pl

a graduate

• Arabic: خريج m (Kherryj), خريجة f (Kherryjah), خريجون m pl (kherryjoon), خريجات f pl (Kherryjat)
• Finnish: valmistunut opiskelija
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• French: diplômé (fr) m
• Japanese: 卒業生 (sotsugyōsei)
• Swedish: alumn (sv) c, alumner (sv) c pl

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Latin

Etymology

Consists of alu-mnu-s, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to nourish, grow”) + *-mno- (see *-mn̥). Cognate of alō (“to nourish”), almus (“nourishing”), and oleō (“to increase, grow”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

1. Nourished, fostered, etc.

Noun

1. Nursling, pupil, foster son.

Descendants

• English: Template:l/en
• Italian: alunno
• Portuguese: Template:l/pt
• Spanish: Template:l/es