alumna

English

Etymology

From Latin alumna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈlʌmnə/

Noun

alumna (plural alumnae or (archaic) alumnæ, masculine alumnus)

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

a female pupil or student

• French: étudiante (fr) f, élève (fr) f
• Portuguese: aluna f

• Spanish: alumna (es) f

a female graduate

• French: diplômée (fr) f
• Portuguese: diplomada f

• Spanish: antigua alumna f, ex alumna f

a student

• French: étudiante (fr) f

• Spanish: estudiante (es)

a graduate

• French: diplômée (fr) f

Anagrams

• Manual, manual

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Latin

Adjective

alumna

1. nominative feminine singular of alumnus
2. nominative neuter plural of alumnus
3. accusative neuter plural of alumnus
4. vocative feminine singular of alumnus
5. vocative neuter plural of alumnus

Adjective

alumnā

1. 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

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Spanish

Noun

alumna f (plural alumnas, masculine alumno, masculine plural alumnos)

1. female equivalent of alumno