baccalaureus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
baccalaureus m (genitive baccalaureī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | baccalaureus | baccalaureī |
| Genitive | baccalaureī | baccalaureōrum |
| Dative | baccalaureō | baccalaureīs |
| Accusative | baccalaureum | baccalaureōs |
| Ablative | baccalaureō | baccalaureīs |
| Vocative | baccalauree | baccalaureī |