legitim
English
editNoun
editlegitim (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
editWhere 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
editEtymology
edit18th century, from Latin lēgitimus in legal parlance. The form (especially the final stress) is probably influenced by French légitime.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editlegitim (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
editnumber & gender | singular | plural | |||
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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
editDescendants
edit- → Hebrew: לגיטימי (legitími)
Further reading
editLadin
editAdjective
editlegitim m (feminine singular legitima, masculine plural legitims, feminine plural legitimes)
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editAdjective
editlegitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “legitim” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editAdjective
editlegitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “legitim” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French légitime, from Latin legitimus.
Adjective
editlegitim m or n (feminine singular legitimă, masculine plural legitimi, feminine and neuter plural legitime)
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||||
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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
editSwedish
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editlegitim
Declension
editInflection 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 |
Antonyms
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editSee also
editReferences
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- Rhymes:Swedish/iːm
- Rhymes:Swedish/iːm/3 syllables
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