illegitimus
Latin
Etymology
From il-, a form of in- (“non-, un-, not”), + lēgitimus (“lawful”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /il.leːˈɡi.ti.mus/, [ɪl.leːˈɡɪ.tɪ.mʊs]
Adjective
illēgitimus (feminine illēgitima, neuter illēgitimum); first/second declension
- unlawful, illegal, illegitimate
- non-legal (not of or pertaining to the law)
- unjust, improper, inappropriate
Noun
illegitimus
- A bastard, an illegitimate offspring
Inflection
First/second declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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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; noli illegitimi carborundum (pseudo-Latin)