- 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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Alumni of the Ibadan stage include playwright and actor Akinwumi Isola, actress Martha Ehinome and actor Gabriel Afolayan.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
Alumni lounge in camping chairs around dozens of chatty college dads who look like Hank Schrader from Breaking Bad.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
That same year, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Lewis & Clark College.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
Artemis “captures the imagination,” according to Laura Rippy, managing partner at Alumni Ventures, which has investments in several space and defense companies.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
His parents lived just down the road, and he had read that I was at the neighboring university in the Alumni Bulletin.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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