legitim

See also: legítim

English

Noun

legitim (plural legitims)

  1. (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

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

Etymology

From Latin lēgitimus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /leɡiˈtiːm/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

legitim (strong nominative masculine singular legitimer, not comparable)

  1. legitimate
    Antonym: illegitim

Declension
Positive forms of legitim (uncomparable)
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

Further reading
  • “legitim” in Duden online
  • “legitim” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Ladin

Adjective

legitim m (feminine singular legitima, masculine plural legitims, feminine plural legitimes)

  1. legitimate, legal, rightful

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin legitimus.

Adjective

legitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)

  1. legitimate

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin legitimus.

Adjective

legitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)

  1. legitimate

References

Romanian

Etymology

From French légitime, from Latin legitimus.

Adjective

legitim m or n (feminine singular legitimă, masculine plural legitimi, feminine and neuter plural legitime)

  1. legitimate

Declension
Declension of legitim
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

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɛɡɪˈtiːm/
  • Rhymes: -iːm

Adjective

legitim

  1. legitimate

Declension
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

Antonyms

See also
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