legitimus

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Derived from lēx (law). Compare fīnitimus, maritimus.

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lēgitimus (feminine lēgitima, neuter lēgitimum, adverb lēgitimē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. lawful, legal, legitimate
    Synonym: iūstus
  2. legal (of or pertaining to the law)
  3. legitimate (born of married parents)
  4. just, proper, appropriate
    Synonyms: ūtilis, commodus, aptus, idōneus, conveniēns, habilis, iūstus, opportūnus
    Antonyms: incommodus, inūtilis, ineptus

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

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 lēgitimō lēgitimīs
Accusative lēgitimum lēgitimam lēgitimum lēgitimōs lēgitimās lēgitima
Ablative lēgitimō lēgitimā lēgitimō lēgitimīs
Vocative lēgitime lēgitima lēgitimum lēgitimī lēgitimae lēgitima

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • 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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • legitimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be elected at the age required by law (lex Villia annalis): suo (legitimo) anno creari (opp. ante annum)