alumna

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin alumna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alumna (plural alumnae or alumni or alumnas)

  1. A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college).
  2. A female graduate.

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Latin

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Adjective

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alumna

  1. inflection of alumnus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

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alumnā

  1. ablative feminine singular of alumnus

Noun

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alumna f (genitive alumnae, masculine alumnus); first declension

  1. nursling, pupil
  2. foster daughter

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative alumna alumnae
Genitive alumnae alumnārum
Dative alumnae alumnīs
Accusative alumnam alumnās
Ablative alumnā alumnīs
Vocative alumna alumnae

Descendants

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  • English: alumna
  • Catalan: alumne
  • Italian: alunna
  • Portuguese: aluna
  • Romanian: alumnă
  • Spanish: alumna

References

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  • 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

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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alumna f (plural alumnas)

  1. female equivalent of alumno; female student

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