ilegal

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin illēgālis, from Latin lēgālis corresponding to i- +‎ legal.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ileˈɡal/ [i.leˈɣ̞ɑɫ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ileˈɡal/ [i.leˈɣ̞ɑɫ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ileˈħal/ [i.leˈħɑɫ]

• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: i‧le‧gal

Adjective

ilegal m or f (plural ilegais)

1. illegal

   Antonym: legal

Derived terms

• ilegalmente

Further reading

• “ilegal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• illegal (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin illēgālis, from Latin lēgālis. By surface analysis, i- +‎ legal.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.leˈɡaw/ [i.leˈɡaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɨˈɡal/ [i.lɨˈɣaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɨˈɡal/ [i.lɨˈɣaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɨˈɡa.li/ [i.lɨˈɣa.li]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: i‧le‧gal

Adjective

ilegal m or f (plural ilegais)

1. illegal; unlawful (forbidden by the law)

   Synonym: ilegítimo

   Antonym: legal

Derived terms

• ilegalmente

Further reading

• “ilegal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French illégal, Medieval Latin illēgālis, from Latin lēgālis. Equivalent to i- +‎ legal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ileˈɡal/

Adjective

ilegal m or n (feminine singular ilegală, masculine plural ilegali, feminine/neuter plural ilegale)

1. illegal, unlawful

   Synonym: ilicit

   Antonyms: legal, licit

Declension

Declension of ilegal

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	ilegal		ilegală		ilegali	ilegale
	definite	ilegalul		ilegala		ilegalii	ilegalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	ilegal		ilegale		ilegali	ilegale
	definite	ilegalului		ilegalei		ilegalilor	ilegalelor

Related terms

• ilegalitate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin illēgālis, from Latin lēgālis corresponding to i- +‎ legal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ileˈɡal/ [i.leˈɣ̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: i‧le‧gal

Adjective

ilegal m or f (masculine and feminine plural ilegales)

1. illegal, unlawful

   Antonym: legal

   • 2022 September 10, Matt McFarland, “Por qué el velocímetro de tu automóvil sube a más de 200 km/h (incluso cuando el auto no puede)”, in CNN en Español‎^[1]:

     Eso es casi el doble del límite de velocidad más alto permitido en Estados Unidos, 136 km/h (85 mph), en un tramo de carretera en Texas. ¿Por qué nuestros velocímetros se estiran a una velocidad que es ilegal y que solo alcanzarán los pilotos de carreras?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• detención ilegal
• encarcelamiento ilegal
• ilegalizar
• ilegalmente
• tapón ilegal

Related terms

• alegal
• ilegalidad

Noun

ilegal m or f by sense (plural ilegales)

1. illegal immigrant

Further reading

• “ilegal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ilegal, from Medieval Latin illēgālis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔileˈɡal/ [ʔɪ.lɛˈɣal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: i‧le‧gal

Adjective

ilegál (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜄᜎ᜔)

1. illegal; unlawful

   Synonyms: labag, (colloquial) kolorum

Related terms

• ilegalidad
• legal
• legalidad

Further reading

• “ilegal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.