baccalaureus

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Latin

Etymology

    Alteration of baccalārius, influenced (by folk etymology) by Latin bacca (“berry”) and laurea (“laurel”) due to the fact that graduates wore laurel crowns filled with berries in order to represent the fruit of their study. See baccalārius for more.

    Noun

    baccalaureus m (genitive baccalaureī); second declension

    1. (Medieval Latin) bachelor

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative baccalaureus baccalaureī
    genitive baccalaureī baccalaureōrum
    dative baccalaureō baccalaureīs
    accusative baccalaureum baccalaureōs
    ablative baccalaureō baccalaureīs
    vocative baccalauree baccalaureī

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