ilegal

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Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin illēgālis, from Latin lēgālis corresponding to i- +‎ legal.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ileˈɡal/
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ileˈħal/

  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: i‧le‧gal

Adjective

ilegal m or f (plural ilegais)

  1. illegal
    Antonym: legal

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin illēgālis, from Latin lēgālis corresponding to i- +‎ legal.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: i‧le‧gal

Adjective

ilegal m or f (plural ilegais)

  1. illegal; unlawful (forbidden by the law)
    Antonym: legal

Derived terms

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French illégal, Medieval Latin illēgālis, from Latin lēgālis. Equivalent to i- +‎ legal.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ilegal m or n (feminine singular ilegală, masculine plural ilegali, feminine and neuter plural ilegale)

  1. illegal, unlawful
    Synonym: ilicit
    Antonyms: legal, licit

Declension

Declension of ilegal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite ilegal ilegală ilegali ilegale
definite ilegalul ilegala ilegalii ilegalele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite ilegal ilegale ilegali ilegale
definite ilegalului ilegalei ilegalelor ilegalilor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin illēgālis, from Latin lēgālis corresponding to i- +‎ legal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ileˈɡal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: i‧le‧gal

Adjective

ilegal m or f (masculine and feminine plural ilegales)

  1. illegal, unlawful
    Antonym: legal

Derived terms

Noun

ilegal m or f by sense (plural ilegales)

  1. illegal immigrant

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ilegal, from Medieval Latin illēgālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ilegál (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜄᜎ᜔)

  1. illegal; unlawful
    Synonyms: labag, (colloquial) kolorum

Further reading

  • “ilegal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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