All four words can be plural. "Alumnus" becomes "alumni" in the plural form when referring to male graduates. "Alumna" becomes "alumnae" in the plural form when referring to female graduates.
"Alumnus" is singular and refers to a male graduate. The plural form for male graduates is "alumni," while the singular for a female graduate is "alumna," and the plural is "alumnae."
The feminine form of alumnus is alumna. The feminine plural is alumnae.
alumna. these two words refer to women only. alumnus (singular) and alumni (plural) are more commonly used (even though they technically refer only to men).
The word comes from Latin and the proper usage is listed below. Alumnus:(male singular) Alumni: (male plural) Alumna : (female singular) Alumnae: (female plural) A group of men and women together take the masculine alumni.
The plural of alumna or alumnus is alumnae. It is a Latin word that follows Latin grammar.The alumnae of the university often keep in touch with their sororities and fellow graduates.
The plural of alumnus is alumni. (The plural of alumna is alumnae)
Alumni is the plural of alumnus; the feminine form alumni is alumnae. The feminine form of alumnus is alumna.
Alumna is a Latin word. (It is the feminine form of alumnus, plural alumni).And the feminine Latin plural of alumna is alumnae.
The word 'alumni' is already a plural. Alumni is the plural of the singular word alumnus. The feminine form of alumnus is alumna, and the plural of alumna is alumnae.
A female alumnus is an alumna (plural alumnae).
The plural form of alumna is alumnae.
If a sister and brother graduate from the same school, she is an "alumna" (plural "alumnae") and he is an "alumnus" (plural "alumni").
The word alumnae is a plural noun, and the singular is alumna. An alumna is a female graduate of a college, school, or university, the female equivalent of alumnus (plural alumni).
The word alumnae is a plural noun, and the singular is alumna. An alumna is a female graduate of a college, school, or university, the female equivalent of alumnus (plural alumni).
"Alumnus" is singular and refers to a male graduate. The plural form for male graduates is "alumni," while the singular for a female graduate is "alumna," and the plural is "alumnae."
No, the word alumnae is the plural form of the noun alumna, a female graduate of a school, college, or university. The plural form of the noun alumnus is alumni, male graduates of a school, college, or university.
Alumni is the plural form of alumnus. Alumnus refers to a male graduate or former student, alumna a female. The plural of alumna is alumnae. Traditionally, however, the masculine plural has been used for groups made up of both sexes. For example: the alumni of Melbourne University.