Plural of alumnus
irregular plural
The plural of alumnus is alumni or alumnuses.
Forms of alumnus
| Singular | alumnus /əˈlʌmnəs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | alumni /əˈlʌmnaɪ/ alumnuses |
| Countable | countable |
Alumni and alumnuses in a sentence
- The alumni of this university include many famous artists and politicians.From the entry alumni
- Many alumni come back for homecoming, and many freshmen are advised to flee.From the entry homecoming
- The resistance has lifelong joiners, alumni from environmental and housing movements and young organizers.2026 June 12, Tressie McMillan Cottom, “This Could Be the Winning Issue for Democrats”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry joiner
- It had alumni in high places in business and finance who, like Swensen, bled Yale blue.2019 September 11, Drake Bennett, Janet Lorin, Michael McDonald, “How David Swensen Made Yale Fabulously Rich”, in Bloomberg News. From the entry Yale blue
- But alumni and choir volunteer Vanity Brown says when they returned, Ms.2014 January 31, “Iris Stevenson, Beloved Crenshaw High Teacher, Banned From The Classroom”, in PACE News, page 1. From the entry vanity
Meaning of alumnus
- noun A male pupil or student.
- noun A male graduate.
- noun A student of any gender.
Nouns ending in -us: plural -i
Questions about the plural of alumnus
- What is the plural of alumnus?
- The plural of alumnus is alumni or alumnuses.
- Which is correct, alumni or alumnuses?
- Both are used. alumni is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is alumnus countable?
- Alumnus is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: alumnus (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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