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

  1. lawful, legal, legitimate
  2. legal (of or pertaining to the law)
  3. just, proper, appropriate

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
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

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)
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