alumnus
/əˈlʌmnəs/uh-LUHM-nuhs
/əˈlʌmnəs/uh-LUHM-nuhs
Meaninga pupil; one who is nourished
Common meaning: a former student
- alumna foster-child, pupilLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 99 · scan
- usLatin noun ending
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin alumnus ‘a foster-child, pupil’.
Roots
- alumnus, -ī Latin “a foster-child, pupil”
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