illegitimus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From in- + lēgitimus (“lawful”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /il.leːˈɡi.ti.mus/, [ɪlːʲeːˈɡɪt̪ɪmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /il.leˈd͡ʒi.ti.mus/, [ilːeˈd͡ʒiːt̪imus]
Adjective edit
illēgitimus (feminine illēgitima, neuter illēgitimum); first/second-declension adjective
- unlawful, illegal, illegitimate
- non-legal (not of or pertaining to the law)
- unjust, improper, inappropriate
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | illēgitimus | illēgitima | illēgitimum | illēgitimī | illēgitimae | illēgitima | |
| Genitive | illēgitimī | illēgitimae | illēgitimī | illēgitimōrum | illēgitimārum | illēgitimōrum | |
| Dative | illēgitimō | illēgitimō | illēgitimīs | ||||
| Accusative | illēgitimum | illēgitimam | illēgitimum | illēgitimōs | illēgitimās | illēgitima | |
| Ablative | illēgitimō | illēgitimā | illēgitimō | illēgitimīs | |||
| Vocative | illēgitime | illēgitima | illēgitimum | illēgitimī | illēgitimae | illēgitima | |
Descendants edit
- Catalan: il·legítim
- English: illegitimate
- French: illégitime
- Italian: illegittimo
- Piedmontese: ilegìtim
- Portuguese: ilegítimo
- Romanian: ilegitim
- Sicilian: illiggìttimu
- Spanish: ilegítimo
Noun edit
illēgitimus m (genitive illēgitimī); second declension
- A bastard, an illegitimate offspring
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | illēgitimus | illēgitimī |
| Genitive | illēgitimī | illēgitimōrum |
| Dative | illēgitimō | illēgitimīs |
| Accusative | illēgitimum | illēgitimōs |
| Ablative | illēgitimō | illēgitimīs |
| Vocative | illēgitime | illēgitimī |
Descendants edit
- English: noli illegitimi carborundum (pseudo-Latin)