alumnus
/əˈlʌmnəs/
alumnus noun: a male pupil or student.
Noun
alumnus meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Kannada and Arabic
alumnus in Hindi
- a student
- पूर्वछात्र pūrvachātra
- a graduate
- पूर्वछात्र pūrvachātra
alumnus in Urdu
- فاضَل, سابِق طالَب عِلم, کالِج, یُونیوَرَسٹی کا فارِغُ التَحصیل
alumnus in Kannada
- ಹಳೆಯ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು
alumnus in Arabic
- a student
- طَالِب ṭālib, طَالِبَة ṭāliba, طَلَبَة ṭalaba, طَالِبَات ṭālibāt
- a male pupil or student
- طَالِب ṭālib, طَلَبَة ṭalaba
- a male graduate
- خِرِّيج ḵirrīj, خِرِّيجُون ḵirrījūn
- a graduate
- خِرِّيج ḵirrīj, خِرِّيجَة ḵirrīja, خِرِّيجُون ḵirrījūn, خِرِّيجَات ḵirrījāt
More languagesFewer languages
- alumnus in Malay
- alumni
- alumnus in Persian
- دانشآموز, دانشجو, فارغالتحصیل
- alumnus in Thai
- ศิษย์เก่า sìt-gào
Synonyms of alumnus
Forms of alumnus
| plural | alumni |
|---|---|
| plural | alumnuses |
Origin of alumnus
Learned borrowing from Latin alumnus (“foster child, nourished one”).
Words formed from alumnus
Questions about alumnus
- What does alumnus mean?
- Alumnus means a male pupil or student.
- What is alumnus in Hindi?
- Alumnus in Hindi is पूर्वछात्र (pūrvachātra). See Alumnus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is alumnus?
- Alumnus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce alumnus?
- Alumnus is pronounced /əˈlʌmnəs/.
- What is the plural of alumnus?
- The plural of alumnus is alumni.
Words near alumnus in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: alumnus (page history and authors); alumnus (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alumnus (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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