alumno
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Latin
Noun
alumnō
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 (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Portuguese
Noun
alumno m (plural alumnos, feminine alumna, feminine plural alumnas)
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of aluno.
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin alumnus.
Pronunciation
Noun
alumno m (plural alumnos, feminine alumna, feminine plural alumnas)
- pupil, student, learner
- Synonym: estudiante
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Further reading
- “alumno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10