From French certificat, from Medieval Latin certificātum. Likely borrowed via Russian сертифика́т (sertifikát).
sertifikãtas m (plural sertifikãtai) stress pattern 2
The VLKK recommends the following distinctions:
In practice, the terms may be used relatively interchangeably.
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | sertifikãtas | sertifikãtai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | sertifikãto | sertifikãtų |
| dative (naudininkas) | sertifikãtui | sertifikãtams |
| accusative (galininkas) | sertifikãtą | sertifikatùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | sertifikatù | sertifikãtais |
| locative (vietininkas) | sertifikatè | sertifikãtuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | sertifikãte | sertifikãtai |