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.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative baccalaureus baccalaureī
Genitive baccalaureī baccalaureōrum
Dative baccalaureō baccalaureīs
Accusative baccalaureum baccalaureōs
Ablative baccalaureō baccalaureīs
Vocative baccalauree baccalaureī

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