Difference Between Alumnus and Alumni

“Alumnus” – in Latin a masculine noun – refers to a male graduate or former student. The plural is “alumni”. “Alumna” – in Latin a feminine noun – refers to *you guessed it* a female graduate or former student. ... If a group includes both genders, even if there is only one male, the plural form alumni is used.

1. Can alumnus be female?
2. Do you say I am an alumni or alumnus?
3. What is the female singular of alumni?
4. Can you be an alumni without graduating?
5. Can you say alum?
6. What do you call a former student?
7. Can I say I am an alumni?
8. Does alumni mean graduated?
9. How do you use alumni in a sentence?
10. How do you introduce alumni?
11. What do you call the college you graduated from?

Can alumnus be female?

An alumnus is one male graduate. An alumna is one female graduate. And for a group of female graduates, you can use the plural alumnae.

Do you say I am an alumni or alumnus?

The Latin word “alumnus” is the correct word to use for an individual male; “alumna” is correct for an individual female; “alumni” is correct for two or more males, or two or more people of both sexes; “alumnae” is correct for two or more females. A male can say: I am an alumnus of Stanford University.

What is the female singular of alumni?

Use the correct form of the word

Alumnus (emeritus) is singular male. John is an alumnus. John is an emeritus. Alumnae (emeritae) is plural female.

Can you be an alumni without graduating?

You must have graduated to be called an alumnus, plural form alumni. For women, the term is alumna, plural form alumnae. To my knowledge, this term can't be used for people who haven't graduated. The term alumnus/alumna refers to anyone who attended a particular university (Merriam-Webster definition).

Can you say alum?

Alum. You can shorten the words alumnus, alumna, alumnae, or alumni to alum. Just keep in mind that alum is pretty informal. There's no problem using it in everyday conversation, but use it with caution in more formal settings.

What do you call a former student?

An alumnus (masculine, plural alumni) or alumna (feminine, plural alumnae) is a former student or pupil of a school, college, or university.

Can I say I am an alumni?

We used to have “alumnus” (male singular), “alumni” (male plural), “alumna” (female singular) and “alumnae” (female plural); but the latter two are now popular only among older female graduates, with the first two terms becoming unisex. ... Never say, “I am an alumni” if you don't want to cast discredit on your school.

Does alumni mean graduated?

Collectively, you and everyone you graduated with from your institution are alumni. Alumni is the Latin plural form of a word that originally meant foster son or pupil. Everyone who graduated from your school is a former pupil or “foster son” (or daughter) of that institution.

How do you use alumni in a sentence?

Using Alumni in a Sentence

1. Both my mother and father are alumni of the University of Virginia.
2. Boston University has a very active alumni community.

How do you introduce alumni?

I warmly welcome our Alumni to the Annual Alumni Meet of Gupta Enterprises. It is my utmost pleasure to have you here. You have been the backbone of our organization for a long time, and you deserve to be cherished and remembered.

What do you call the college you graduated from?

1 : a school, college, or university which one has attended or from which one has graduated went to a class reunion at his alma mater.