Bavarus

Latin

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “First attested in 1521. Is that before or after the first attestation of the Latin Bavaria?”

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈba.wa.rʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbaː.va.rus]

Adjective

Bavarus (feminine Bavara, neuter Bavarum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) Bavarian (of or pertaining to Bavaria)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Bavarus	Bavara	Bavarum		Bavarī	Bavarae	Bavara
genitive	Bavarī	Bavarae	Bavarī		Bavarōrum	Bavarārum	Bavarōrum
dative	Bavarō	Bavarae	Bavarō		Bavarīs
accusative	Bavarum	Bavaram	Bavarum		Bavarōs	Bavarās	Bavara
ablative	Bavarō	Bavarā	Bavarō		Bavarīs
vocative	Bavare	Bavara	Bavarum		Bavarī	Bavarae	Bavara

Related terms

• Bavaria
• Bavariī

Descendants

• ?Italian: bavaro
• Portuguese: bávaro
• Spanish: bávaro

References

• Bauarus in Ramminger, Johann (26 December 2025 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016