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Verb
legitimo
- first-person singular present indicative of legitimar
Latin
Etymology 1
From lēgitimus (“legitimate”) + -ō (deadjectival verb suffix).
Verb
lēgitimō (present infinitive lēgitimāre, perfect active lēgitimāvī, supine lēgitimātum); first conjugation (Medieval Latin)
- to confirm by law
- to legitimize (a bastard)
- to endow (a church) with land
Conjugation
Etymology 2
Adjective
lēgitimō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lēgitimus
References
- legitimare in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “legitimare”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “legitimare”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 595
Portuguese
Verb
legitimo
- first-person singular present indicative of legitimar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lexiˈtimo/
- Rhymes: -imo
- Syllabification: le‧gi‧ti‧mo
Verb
legitimo
- first-person singular present indicative of legitimar