alumnx

== English == === Etymology === The gender-neutral suffix -x replaces the gendered Latinate suffixes -us and -a. Compare Latinx, Mx. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæl.əmˌnɛks/ === Noun === alumnx (plural alumnx) (neologism, often proscribed) An alumnus or alumna (of any gender). ==== Synonyms ==== (of any gender): alum or alumn, alumni (often proscribed) ==== Hyponyms ==== alumna (feminine), alumnus (of unspecified gender or masculine) == Spanish == === Noun === alumnx gender-neutral (plural alumnxs, feminine alumna, feminine plural alumnas, masculine alumno, masculine plural alumnos) gender-neutral neologism for alumno and alumna (“pupil, student, learner”) ==== Usage notes ==== The letters x or e, or alternatively the symbol @, are occasionally used as gender-neutralizing letters in Spanish. Examples include novix in place of novia and novio, amigue in place of amiga and amigo, and latin@ instead of latina and latino.