[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by HQWest

The plural of alumnae is both singular and plural. The use of "s" to denote plural does not come up in greek?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alumnae

I'm not sure what you're saying or asking, but:

singular male: alumnus
singular female: alumna
plural male or mixed group (male and female, even if only one male): alumni
plural female: alumnae

These words are Latin, not Greek. But no, plurals in Greek (and in Latin) are not formed by adding s.


ETA: Cross-posted with DeltaBetaBaby and ladybug12.