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Lynn3 Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

alumni and alumna

alumni is for male and alumna is for female.

Is there a word for both?

Thanks,

Lynn
  

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Hi, The normal word to include both is 'alumni'. It's not just for males. Best wishes, Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, The normal word to include both is 'alumni'.
  • It's not just for males.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

The normal word to include both is 'alumni'. It's not just for males.

Best wishes, Clive
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Hi, I think alumnus is for singular male and alumni is for plural male and female, because these are words of Latin origin. My question is: what is the meaning in english? In latin alumnus is a boy that attend the school

Ciao
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It seems that such words are from Spanish language, so please join this Spanish forum related to EnglishForward.com, www.forodeespanol.com

alumno= male

alumna=female
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In English, alumni are graduates of a school.
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VorparIn English, alumni are graduates of a school.
Ok, then can I say: I am a Florence University alumna? or University is not a school?
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Yes, you can say that. A university is most definitely a school.

I looked up alumna, and found that the plural is alumnae.
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Yes, alumnae is the plural female, but I wanted to say alumna+alumnus is alumni, sorry, I'm not a good explainer!
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