illegitimus
Latin
Etymology
From il-, a form of in- (“non-, un-, not”), + lēgitimus (“lawful”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /il.leːˈɡi.ti.mus/, [ɪlːʲeːˈɡɪt̪ɪmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /il.leˈd͡ʒi.ti.mus/, [ilːeˈd͡ʒiːt̪imus]
Adjective
illēgitimus (feminine illēgitima, neuter illēgitimum); first/second-declension adjective
- unlawful, illegal, illegitimate
- non-legal (not of or pertaining to the law)
- unjust, improper, inappropriate
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | illēgitimus | illēgitima | illēgitimum | illēgitimī | illēgitimae | illēgitima | |
Genitive | illēgitimī | illēgitimae | illēgitimī | illēgitimōrum | illēgitimārum | illēgitimōrum | |
Dative | illēgitimō | illēgitimō | illēgitimīs | ||||
Accusative | illēgitimum | illēgitimam | illēgitimum | illēgitimōs | illēgitimās | illēgitima | |
Ablative | illēgitimō | illēgitimā | illēgitimō | illēgitimīs | |||
Vocative | illēgitime | illēgitima | illēgitimum | illēgitimī | illēgitimae | illēgitima |
Descendants
- English: illegitimate
Noun
illēgitimus m (genitive illēgitimī); second declension
- A bastard, an illegitimate offspring
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | illēgitimus | illēgitimī |
Genitive | illēgitimī | illēgitimōrum |
Dative | illēgitimō | illēgitimīs |
Accusative | illēgitimum | illēgitimōs |
Ablative | illēgitimō | illēgitimīs |
Vocative | illēgitime | illēgitimī |
Descendants
- noli illegitimi carborundum (pseudo-Latin)