alumnus
alumnus, alumna, alumnum
Adjective · 1st declension · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
nourished, brought up; reared/fostered by; native, brought up locally;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | alumnus | alumni |
| Gen. | alumni | alumnorum |
| Dat. | alumno | — |
| Acc. | alumnum | alumnos |
| Voc. | alumne | alumni |
| Abl. | alumno | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | alumna | alumnae |
| Gen. | alumnae | alumnarum |
| Dat. | alumnae | — |
| Acc. | alumnam | alumnas |
| Voc. | alumna | alumnae |
| Abl. | alumna | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | alumnum | alumna |
| Gen. | alumni | alumnorum |
| Dat. | alumno | — |
| Acc. | alumnum | alumna |
| Voc. | alumnum | alumna |
| Abl. | alumno | — |
Text excerpts
Matching passages for this spelling. Other inflected forms of the same lemma may appear elsewhere; excerpts are not translations.
- P
Metamorphoses IV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...Iuno risit et 'hos usus praestet tibi' dixit 'alumnus!' inminet aequoribus scopulus: pars ima cavatur fluctibus et tectas..." - A
Liber XIII
Aulus Gellius
"...sunt stellarum vocabula. I. Tullius Tiro M. Ciceronis alumnus et libertus adiutorque in litteris studiorum eius fuit..." - L
de Constantia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...Caligulam dixerat; hoc enim in castris natus et alumnus legionum uocari solebat, nullo nomine militibus familiarior umquam factus..." - D
Satura XIV
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...trepidumque magistrum in cauea magno fremitu leo tollet alumnus. nota mathematicis genesis tua, sed graue tardas expectare colus..." - L
Hercules [Oetaeus]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...fecerit siluas aper inquietas, Thraciae si quis Rhodopes alumnus durior terris Helices niuosae sparget humano stabulum cruore? quis..." - L
Agamemnon
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...deas. timete, reges, moneo, furtiuum genus: agrestis iste alumnus euertet domum. Quid ista uecors tela feminea manu destricta..." - D
Satura I
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...decurrere campo, per quem magnus equos Auruncae flexit alumnus, si uacat ac placidi rationem admittitis, edam. cum tener..." - T
Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...asta. CALL. O — o — ocellus meus, tuos sum alumnus, mel meum. DEL. Cave modo, ne prius..."