legitim (plural legitims)
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.
From Latin lēgitimus. In use since the 18th century.
legitim (strong nominative masculine singular legitimer, not comparable)
| 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 | |
legitim m (feminine singular legitima, masculine plural legitims, feminine plural legitimes)
legitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)
legitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)
Borrowed from French légitime, from Latin legitimus.
legitim m or n (feminine singular legitimă, masculine plural legitimi, feminine and neuter plural legitime)
| 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 | |||
legitim
| 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 | |||