legitimus
Latin
Alternative forms
- legitumus (archaic)
Etymology
From lēx (“law”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /leːˈɡi.ti.mus/, [ɫeːˈɡɪ.tɪ.mʊs]
Adjective
lēgitimus (feminine lēgitima, neuter lēgitimum); first/second declension
- lawful, legal, legitimate
- legal (of or pertaining to the law)
- just, proper, appropriate
Inflection
First/second declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | lēgitimus | lēgitima | lēgitimum | lēgitimī | lēgitimae | lēgitima | |
Genitive | lēgitimī | lēgitimae | lēgitimī | lēgitimōrum | lēgitimārum | lēgitimōrum | |
Dative | lēgitimō | lēgitimae | lēgitimō | lēgitimīs | lēgitimīs | lēgitimīs | |
Accusative | lēgitimum | lēgitimam | lēgitimum | lēgitimōs | lēgitimās | lēgitima | |
Ablative | lēgitimō | lēgitimā | lēgitimō | lēgitimīs | lēgitimīs | lēgitimīs | |
Vocative | lēgitime | lēgitima | lēgitimum | lēgitimī | lēgitimae | lēgitima |
Derived terms
- legitimo (Medieval Latin)
- illegitimus
Descendants
References
- legitimus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- legitimus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- legitimus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- legitimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be elected at the age required by law (lex Villia annalis): suo (legitimo) anno creari (opp. ante annum)
- to be elected at the age required by law (lex Villia annalis): suo (legitimo) anno creari (opp. ante annum)
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