illegitim

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin illēgitimus.

Adjective

illegitim (comparative illegitimare, superlative illegitimast)

1. illegitimate (unlawful or unwarranted)

   Synonyms: olaglig, lagstridig, oberättigad

2. (dated) illegitimate (born out of wedlock)

   Synonyms: utomäktenskaplig, oäkta

Declension

Inflection of illegitim
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	illegitim	illegitimare	illegitimast
Neuter singular	illegitimt	illegitimare	illegitimast
Plural	illegitima	illegitimare	illegitimast
Masculine plural3	illegitime	illegitimare	illegitimast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	illegitime	illegitimare	illegitimaste
All	illegitima	illegitimare	illegitimaste
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

Antonyms

• legitim

Derived terms

• illegitimitet

References

• illegitim in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• illegitim in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• illegitim in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)