alumno

Latin

Noun

alumnō

1. dative singular of alumnus
2. ablative singular of alumnus

References

• alumno in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• alumno in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• alumno in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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Portuguese

Noun

alumno m (plural alumnos, feminine alumna, feminine plural alumnas)

1. Superseded spelling of aluno. (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin alumnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlumno/, [aˈlũmno]

Noun

alumno m (plural alumnos, feminine alumna, feminine plural alumnas)

1. pupil, student, learner

   Synonym: estudiante

Usage notes

alumnno is a false friend and does not mean alumnus. The Spanish word for alumnus is exalumno.

Derived terms

• alumnado
• centro de alumnos

Further reading

• “alumno” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.