legítimo
See also: legitimo and legitimó
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lēgitimus (compare Catalan legítim). Doublet of lídimo, and probably lindo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /leˈʒi.t͡ʃi.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /leˈʒi.t͡ʃi.mo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɨˈʒi.ti.mu/
- Hyphenation: le‧gí‧ti‧mo
Adjective
legítimo (feminine legítima, masculine plural legítimos, feminine plural legítimas)
- legitimate (all senses)
- Antonym: ilegítimo
- rightful
- legal, lawful
- Antonym: ilegítimo
Related terms
- legitimar
- lei
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lēgitimus (compare Catalan legítim). Probably a doublet of lindo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leˈxitimo/ [leˈxi.t̪i.mo]
- Rhymes: -itimo
- Syllabification: le‧gí‧ti‧mo
Adjective
legítimo (feminine legítima, masculine plural legítimos, feminine plural legítimas)
- legitimate, rightful, lawful
- Antonym: ilegítimo
- real, true
- Synonym: verdadero
- aboveboard
- (colloquial) legit
Derived terms
- interés legítimo
- legítima defensa
Related terms
- legitimar
- legitimidad
- ley
Further reading
- “legítimo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014