Bachelor

See also: bachelor

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English bachelor. Doublet of Bakkalaureus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.t͡ʃə.lɐ/ (official standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛt͡ʃ.lɐ/ (more common)

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Noun

Bachelor m (strong, genitive Bachelors, plural Bachelor or Bachelors)

1. bachelor's degree
2. bachelor graduate

Usage notes

• The unchanged plural (die) Bachelor is in practice more common than (die) Bachelors, though only the latter form is recognized by Duden. The plural is often, however, avoided in writing by means of using a compound word (Bachelorabschlüsse or Bachelorabsolventen, depending on the sense). This is particularly so in the dative plural, where the form (den) Bachelorn—although perfectly acceptable in speech—may be considered disturbing to the eye.

Declension

Declension of Bachelor [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bachelor	die	Bachelor, Bachelors
genitive	eines	des	Bachelors	der	Bachelor, Bachelors
dative	einem	dem	Bachelor	den	Bachelorn, Bachelors
accusative	einen	den	Bachelor	die	Bachelor, Bachelors

Derived terms

• Bachelorabschluss
• Bachelorabsolvent
• Bachelorarbeit
• Bachelorprüfung
• Bachelorstudiengang

Related terms

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Science

See also

• Diplom
• Master

Further reading

• “Bachelor” in Duden online