alumno

Latin

Noun

alumnō

1. dative/ablative singular of alumnus

References

• “alumno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• alumno in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• alumno in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Noun

alumno m (plural alumnos, feminine alumna, feminine plural alumnas)

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of aluno.

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin alumnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlumno/ [aˈlũm.no]

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• Rhymes: -umno
• Syllabification: a‧lum‧no

Noun

alumno m (plural alumnos, feminine alumna, feminine plural alumnas)

1. pupil, student, learner

   Synonym: estudiante

Usage notes

• alumno is a false friend and does not mean alumnus. The Spanish word for alumnus is exalumno.

Derived terms

• alumnado
• centro de alumnos

 

Further reading

• “alumno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28