alumni

[uh-luhm-nahy]

noun

1. the plural of alumnus.

Example Sentences

The academy has had several alumni play for collegiate Division One teams, including 27 this season, but never before at quarterback.

From BBC

“If you are the relative or the descendant of somebody who is rich or powerful or well connected, or an alumni of one of these illustrious institutions, you got priority consideration.”

From Los Angeles Times

Thousands of alumni return for the yearly matchup.

From Los Angeles Times

Our alumni group of eight purchased season tickets in 1976, the same year that Geof Strand began his magical cheerleading run.

From Los Angeles Times

This year, he’s been honored by the city at the Mayor’s Ball for the Arts with the Emerging Artist award and recognized as one of UCLA’s top 100 alumni entrepreneurs for 2025.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• alum 
• alumna 

When To Use

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.