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

18th century, from Latin lēgitimus in legal parlance. The form (especially the final stress) is probably influenced by French légitime.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leɡiˈtiːm/

• Audio:

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Adjective

legitim (strong nominative masculine singular legitimer, comparative legitimer, superlative am legitimsten)

1. legitimate, justified by law, morals or custom

   Synonyms: berechtigt, gerechtfertigt, rechtmäßig

   Antonyms: illegitim, unberechtigt, ungerechtfertigt, unrechtmäßig

2. (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

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist legitimer	sie ist legitimer	es ist legitimer	sie sind legitimer
strong declension (without article)	nominative	legitimerer	legitimere	legitimeres	legitimere
	genitive	legitimeren	legitimerer	legitimeren	legitimerer
	dative	legitimerem	legitimerer	legitimerem	legitimeren
	accusative	legitimeren	legitimere	legitimeres	legitimere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der legitimere	die legitimere	das legitimere	die legitimeren
	genitive	des legitimeren	der legitimeren	des legitimeren	der legitimeren
	dative	dem legitimeren	der legitimeren	dem legitimeren	den legitimeren
	accusative	den legitimeren	die legitimere	das legitimere	die legitimeren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein legitimerer	eine legitimere	ein legitimeres	(keine) legitimeren
	genitive	eines legitimeren	einer legitimeren	eines legitimeren	(keiner) legitimeren
	dative	einem legitimeren	einer legitimeren	einem legitimeren	(keinen) legitimeren
	accusative	einen legitimeren	eine legitimere	ein legitimeres	(keine) legitimeren

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

• legitimieren
• Legitimität

Descendants

• → Hebrew: לגיטימי (legitími)

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

Related terms

• legitimere

References

• “legitim” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin legitimus.

Adjective

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

1. legitimate

Related terms

• legitimere

References

• “legitim” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed 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

Related terms

• ilegitim
• legitima
• legitimitate

Swedish

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

legitim

1. legitimate

Declension

Inflection of legitim

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	legitim	—	—
neuter singular	legitimt	—	—
plural	legitima	—	—
masculine plural2	legitime	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	legitime	—	—
all	legitima	—	—

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

• illegitim

Related terms

• legitimitet

See also

• legal

References

• legitim in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• legitim in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• legitim in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)