Polish edit

Etymology edit

From alumn +‎ -at,[1] from Latin alumnor.[2] First attested in 1715–1717.[3]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aˈlum.nat/
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  • Rhymes: -umnat
  • Syllabification: a‧lum‧nat

Noun edit

alumnat m inan

  1. (education) seminary dormitory (place of residence for students of a seminary)
  2. (education, archaic) institution of free education

Declension edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alumnat”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alumnat”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Barbara Rykiel-Kempf (25.10.2008) “ALUMNAT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

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