alumnam
Dictionary entries
- Entry →alumnus, alumna, alumnum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
nourished, brought up; reared/fostered by; native, brought up locally;
acc. sg. (f.) - Entry →alumna, alumnae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
nursling, young animal/plant; foster-child, ward; native son; disciple, pupil;
acc. sg.
Examples
Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...iugulatis aquae? Hanc tibi Sequanicae pinguem textricis alumnam, quae Lacedaemonium barbara nomen habet, sordida, sed gelido non aspernanda..."Divus Claudius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...Agrippinam uxorem, non cessavit omni oratione filiam et alumnam et in gremio suo natam atque educatam praedicare. Adsciturus..."
Liber Quintus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...creditus aevi, tum trepidam dictis firmans hortatur alumnam. 'non tibi ab hoste minae nec vis' ait 'ulla propinquat..."
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...sine Marte, sine armis progeniem caeli Spartaeque potentis alumnam, iura, fidem, superos una calcata rapina. hoc foedus Phrygium..."
