legitim
English edit
Noun edit
legitim (plural legitims)
- (law) Common in Continental Law jurisdictions, a portion of property fixed by law, which a testator with issue is bound to bequeath to his children.
Usage notes edit
Where there is the law of legitim, and in the case where the testator has children, it is not lawful for a testator with issue to designate his spouse as sole heir while ignoring his children.
German edit
Etymology edit
18th century, from Latin lēgitimus in legal parlance. The form (especially the final stress) is probably influenced by French légitime.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
legitim (strong nominative masculine singular legitimer, comparative legitimer, superlative am legitimsten)
- legitimate, justified by law, morals or custom
- Synonyms: berechtigt, gerechtfertigt, rechtmäßig
- Antonyms: illegitim, unberechtigt, ungerechtfertigt, unrechtmäßig
- (of a child or sexual partner) legitimate, i.e. marital
- Synonym: ehelich
- Antonyms: illegitim, unehelich, außerehelich
Declension edit
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist legitim | sie ist legitim | es ist legitim | sie sind legitim | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | legitimer | legitime | legitimes | legitime |
| genitive | legitimen | legitimer | legitimen | legitimer | |
| dative | legitimem | legitimer | legitimem | legitimen | |
| accusative | legitimen | legitime | legitimes | legitime | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der legitime | die legitime | das legitime | die legitimen |
| genitive | des legitimen | der legitimen | des legitimen | der legitimen | |
| dative | dem legitimen | der legitimen | dem legitimen | den legitimen | |
| accusative | den legitimen | die legitime | das legitime | die legitimen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein legitimer | eine legitime | ein legitimes | (keine) legitimen |
| genitive | eines legitimen | einer legitimen | eines legitimen | (keiner) legitimen | |
| dative | einem legitimen | einer legitimen | einem legitimen | (keinen) legitimen | |
| accusative | einen legitimen | eine legitime | ein legitimes | (keine) legitimen | |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Hebrew: לגיטימי (legitími)
Further reading edit
Ladin edit
Adjective edit
legitim m (feminine singular legitima, masculine plural legitims, feminine plural legitimes)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
legitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “legitim” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
legitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “legitim” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French légitime, from Latin legitimus.
Adjective edit
legitim m or n (feminine singular legitimă, masculine plural legitimi, feminine and neuter plural legitime)
Declension edit
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | legitim | legitimă | legitimi | legitime | ||
| definite | legitimul | legitima | legitimii | legitimele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | legitim | legitime | legitimi | legitime | ||
| definite | legitimului | legitimei | legitimilor | legitimelor | |||
Related terms edit
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
legitim
Declension edit
| Inflection of legitim | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | legitim | — | — |
| Neuter singular | legitimt | — | — |
| Plural | legitima | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | legitime | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | legitime | — | — |
| All | legitima | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||