alumni

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English

Etymology

From Latin alumni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈlʌmnaɪ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

alumni

  1. plural of alumnus
    The alumni of this university include many famous artists and politicians.
  2. plural of alumna

Noun

alumni (plural alumni or alumnis)

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

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Finnish

Etymology

From Latin alumnus.

Pronunciation

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
abessive alumnitta alumneitta
instructive alumnein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of alumni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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
abessive alumnittani alumneittani
instructive
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
abessive alumnittasi alumneittasi
instructive
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
abessive alumnittamme alumneittamme
instructive
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
abessive alumnittanne alumneittanne
instructive
comitative alumneinenne

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin alumnī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: alum‧nus

Noun

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

  1. alumnus.

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Further reading

Latin

Noun

alumnī

  1. nominative/vocative plural /genitive singular of alumnus

Adjective

alumnōs

  1. accusative masculine plural of alumnus