legitim
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See also: legítim
Noun
legitim (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
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.
Etymology
18th century, from Latin lēgitimus in legal parlance. The form (especially the final stress) is probably influenced by French légitime.
Pronunciation
Adjective
legitim (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
| 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 | |
Positive forms of legitim
Comparative forms of legitim
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist am legitimsten | sie ist am legitimsten | es ist am legitimsten | sie sind am legitimsten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | legitimster | legitimste | legitimstes | legitimste |
| genitive | legitimsten | legitimster | legitimsten | legitimster | |
| dative | legitimstem | legitimster | legitimstem | legitimsten | |
| accusative | legitimsten | legitimste | legitimstes | legitimste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der legitimste | die legitimste | das legitimste | die legitimsten |
| genitive | des legitimsten | der legitimsten | des legitimsten | der legitimsten | |
| dative | dem legitimsten | der legitimsten | dem legitimsten | den legitimsten | |
| accusative | den legitimsten | die legitimste | das legitimste | die legitimsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein legitimster | eine legitimste | ein legitimstes | (keine) legitimsten |
| genitive | eines legitimsten | einer legitimsten | eines legitimsten | (keiner) legitimsten | |
| dative | einem legitimsten | einer legitimsten | einem legitimsten | (keinen) legitimsten | |
| accusative | einen legitimsten | eine legitimste | ein legitimstes | (keine) legitimsten | |
Superlative forms of legitim
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Hebrew: לגיטימי (legitími)
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Adjective
legitim m (feminine singular legitima, masculine plural legitims, feminine plural legitimes)
Etymology
Adjective
legitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)
Related terms
References
- “legitim” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Etymology
Adjective
legitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)
Related terms
References
- “legitim” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Etymology
Adjective
legitim m or n (feminine singular legitimă, masculine plural legitimi, feminine and neuter plural legitime)
Declension
| 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 | ||||
Related terms
Pronunciation
Adjective
legitim
Declension
1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
Antonyms
Related terms
See also
References
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