Legat

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈɡaːt/
  • Hyphenation: Le‧gat

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin legatum.

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Noun

Legat n (strong, genitive Legates or Legats, plural Legate)

  1. legacy, a detachment of certain items of the heritage
    Synonym: Vermächtnis
Usage notes

Occurs in rump-Germany only historically, in description of Roman Law or perhaps some foreign laws, whereas it occurs regularly in Switzerland.
In rump-Germany’s, Switzerland’s, Austria’s and Liechtenstein’s internal laws only the legatum damnationis occurs, unlike in Belgium and Luxemburg and most other continental law countries.

Declension
Declension of Legat
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Legat die Legate
genitive eines des Legates, Legats der Legate
dative einem dem Legat, Legate1 den Legaten
accusative ein das Legat die Legate

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Legat” in Duden online

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin legatus.

Noun

Legat m (weak, genitive Legaten, plural Legaten, feminine Legatin)

  1. legate
    Synonym: Gesandter
Declension
Declension of Legat
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Legat die Legaten
genitive eines des Legaten der Legaten
dative einem dem Legaten den Legaten
accusative einen den Legaten die Legaten

Further reading

  • “Legat” in Duden online
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