LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

alumna

alumna f (genitive alumnae, masculine alumnus)

Meaning

  1. femininenursling, pupil
  2. femininefoster daughter

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealumnaalumnae
genitivealumnaealumnārum
dativealumnaealumnīs
accusativealumnamalumnās
ablativealumnāalumnīs
vocativealumnaalumnae

ălumna, ae, v. alumnus, I. B.

Origins

Descendants
  • Englishalumna
  • Catalanalumne
  • Italianalunna
  • Portuguesealuna
  • Romanianalumnă
  • Spanishalumna

In English words that came into English from alumna

  • alumnaalumna

Quick answers

What does alumna mean in Latin?
alumna, a noun, means “nursling, pupil; foster daughter”.
What is the genitive of alumna?
The genitive singular is alumnae. alumna is feminine, first declension.