baccalaureatus
Latin
Etymology
From baccalaureus, which comes from bacca ("berry") and laurea ("laurel"), due to the fact that graduates were crowned with laurel crowns filled with berries in order to represent the fruit of their study.
Noun
baccalaureatus m (genitive baccalaureatus); fourth declension
Inflection
Fourth declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | baccalaureatus | baccalaureatūs |
| Genitive | baccalaureatūs | baccalaureatuum |
| Dative | baccalaureatuī | baccalaureatibus |
| Accusative | baccalaureatum | baccalaureatūs |
| Ablative | baccalaureatū | baccalaureatibus |
| Vocative | baccalaureatus | baccalaureatūs |
Descendants
- English: baccalaureate
- French: baccalauréat
- Italian: baccalaureato
- Portuguese: bacharelado
- Spanish: bachillerato
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