alumni

English

Etymology

From Latin alumni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈlʌmnaɪ/

Noun

alumni

1. plural of alumnus

   The alumni of this university include many famous artists and politicians.

Noun

alumni (plural alumni or alumnis)

1. (often proscribed) An individual alumnus or alumna.
   • 2002, Jack Canfield et al., Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love and Friendship‎^[1]:

     An alumni of AmeriCorps, she has been trained as a red-carded firefighter and a national park ranger.

   • 2005, Abdul Wasik, Islamic Education in South and South East Asia: Diversity, Problems, and Strategy, RIDEP Institute, →ISBN, page 9:

     In the Indonesian context, a recommendation as such is surprising, considering the fact that a part of the Bali Bombing actors are alumnis of the Al Mukmin Ngruki Surakarta Pesantren.

   • 2008, Pär Mårtensson, Magnus Bild, Kristina Nilsson, editors, Teaching and Learning at Business Schools: Transforming Business Education, Gower Publishing, →ISBN, page 186:

     Happy alumnis: / - enforces brand / - donors to school / - recommend program

   • 2022, Elina Auvinen, Mari Huhtala, Johanna Rantanen, Taru Feldt, “Drivers or Drifters? The “Who” and “Why” of Leader Role Occupancy—A Mixed-Method Study”, in Zeynep Aycan, Mustafa F. Ozbilgin, Kim Yin Chan, editors, What Is Wrong with Leader Emergence?, Frontiers Media, →ISBN, page 34:

     EMBA alumnis and other

Synonyms

• (of any gender): alum or alumn (US), alumnx

Hyponyms

• alumna (feminine), alumnus (of unspecified gender or masculine)

Anagrams

• lumina, minaul, unmail

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin alumnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlumni/, [ˈɑ̝lumni]
• Rhymes: -ɑlumni
• Syllabification^(key): a‧lum‧ni

Noun

alumni

1. alumnus

Declension

Inflection of alumni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		alumni	alumnit
genitive		alumnin	alumnien
partitive		alumnia	alumneja
illative		alumniin	alumneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		alumni	alumnit
accusative	nom.	alumni	alumnit
	gen.	alumnin
genitive		alumnin	alumnien
partitive		alumnia	alumneja
inessive		alumnissa	alumneissa
elative		alumnista	alumneista
illative		alumniin	alumneihin
adessive		alumnilla	alumneilla
ablative		alumnilta	alumneilta
allative		alumnille	alumneille
essive		alumnina	alumneina
translative		alumniksi	alumneiksi
instructive		—	alumnein
abessive		alumnitta	alumneitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of alumni (type risti)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alumnini alumnini accusative nom. alumnini alumnini gen. alumnini genitive alumnini alumnieni partitive alumniani alumnejani inessive alumnissani alumneissani elative alumnistani alumneistani illative alumniini alumneihini adessive alumnillani alumneillani ablative alumniltani alumneiltani allative alumnilleni alumneilleni essive alumninani alumneinani translative alumnikseni alumneikseni instructive — — abessive alumnittani alumneittani comitative — alumneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alumnisi alumnisi accusative nom. alumnisi alumnisi gen. alumnisi genitive alumnisi alumniesi partitive alumniasi alumnejasi inessive alumnissasi alumneissasi elative alumnistasi alumneistasi illative alumniisi alumneihisi adessive alumnillasi alumneillasi ablative alumniltasi alumneiltasi allative alumnillesi alumneillesi essive alumninasi alumneinasi translative alumniksesi alumneiksesi instructive — — abessive alumnittasi alumneittasi comitative — alumneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alumnimme alumnimme accusative nom. alumnimme alumnimme gen. alumnimme genitive alumnimme alumniemme partitive alumniamme alumnejamme inessive alumnissamme alumneissamme elative alumnistamme alumneistamme illative alumniimme alumneihimme adessive alumnillamme alumneillamme ablative alumniltamme alumneiltamme allative alumnillemme alumneillemme essive alumninamme alumneinamme translative alumniksemme alumneiksemme instructive — — abessive alumnittamme alumneittamme comitative — alumneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alumninne alumninne accusative nom. alumninne alumninne gen. alumninne genitive alumninne alumnienne partitive alumnianne alumnejanne inessive alumnissanne alumneissanne elative alumnistanne alumneistanne illative alumniinne alumneihinne adessive alumnillanne alumneillanne ablative alumniltanne alumneiltanne allative alumnillenne alumneillenne essive alumninanne alumneinanne translative alumniksenne alumneiksenne instructive — — abessive alumnittanne alumneittanne comitative — alumneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative alumninsa alumninsa accusative nom. alumninsa alumninsa gen. alumninsa genitive alumninsa alumniensa partitive alumniaan alumniansa alumnejaan alumnejansa inessive alumnissaan alumnissansa alumneissaan alumneissansa elative alumnistaan alumnistansa alumneistaan alumneistansa illative alumniinsa alumneihinsa adessive alumnillaan alumnillansa alumneillaan alumneillansa ablative alumniltaan alumniltansa alumneiltaan alumneiltansa allative alumnilleen alumnillensa alumneilleen alumneillensa essive alumninaan alumninansa alumneinaan alumneinansa translative alumnikseen alumniksensa alumneikseen alumneiksensa instructive — — abessive alumnittaan alumnittansa alumneittaan alumneittansa comitative — alumneineen alumneinensa

Further reading

• "alumni" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

Anagrams

• lumina, manuli

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin alumnī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalʊmnʊs]
• Hyphenation: alum‧nus

Noun

alumni (first-person possessive alumniku, second-person possessive alumnimu, third-person possessive alumninya)

1. alumnus.

Alternative forms

• alumnus

Further reading

• “alumni” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Noun

alumnī

1. nominative/genitive/vocative plural of alumnus

Adjective

alumnōs

1. accusative masculine plural of alumnus