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

From Latin lēgitimus. In use since the 18th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leɡiˈtiːm/

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Adjective

legitim (strong nominative masculine singular legitimer, not comparable)

1. legitimate

   Antonym: illegitim

Declension

Positive forms of legitim (uncomparable)

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

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	Superlative2
Common singular	legitim	—	—
Neuter singular	legitimt	—	—
Plural	legitima	—	—
Masculine plural3	legitime	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	legitime	—	—
All	legitima	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

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)