baccalaureus

Latin

Etymology

Alteration of baccalārius, influenced 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.

Noun

baccalaureus m (genitive baccalaureī); second declension

bachelor

Inflection

Second declension.

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

Descendants

English: bachelor
French: bachelier
Polish: bakałarz
Russian: бакала́вр m (bakalávr)
Spanish: bachiller
Portuguese: bacharel

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