- plural of alumnus.
alumni
Americannoun
Usage
Plural word for alumni Alumni is the plural form of the singular noun alumnus. The plurals of several other words ending in -us are also formed in this way, such as fungus/fungi and cactus/cacti. Irregular plurals that are formed like alumni derive directly from their original pluralization in Latin. Specifically, alumnus is the masculine singular form in Latin and alumni is the masculine plural form. The feminine singular form in Latin is alumna and the feminine plural form is alumnae. Sometimes, this distinction is carried over into English. However, alumnus and alumni are both commonly used in a gender-neutral way in English. Alumni is sometimes treated as a singular noun. However, this is not considered valid in standard English, and alumni should be treated as a plural form.
Example Sentences
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Watch for “let’s hit up alumni for more” as research overhead may no longer be an overstuffed cow to pay for campus excesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
“I was more of an English kid than a finance kid,” he said at a Brigham Young University event in 2023, according to an alumni magazine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Prof Sloan added that the university is looking forward to "sustaining a close connection" with the the honorary alumni in the years ahead.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“UCLA has a significant alumni base, and I think if momentum builds around the program, people will return to the Rose Bowl,” Fuller said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The business community and a good number of alumni very much wanted to see the young Beck stroking the Washington varsity now.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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