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

1. unlawful, illegal, illegitimate
2. non-legal (not of or pertaining to the law)
3. 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

1. 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)