LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

illēgitimus1

illēgitimus (feminine illēgitima, neuter illēgitimum)
Classical[ɪl.leːˈɡɪ.tɪ.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[il.leˈd͡ʒiː.ti.mus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveunlawful, illegal, illegitimate
  2. adjectivenon-legal (not of or pertaining to the law)
  3. adjectiveunjust, improper, inappropriate

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeillēgitimusillēgitimaillēgitimum
genitiveillēgitimīillēgitimaeillēgitimī
dativeillēgitimōillēgitimaeillēgitimō
accusativeillēgitimumillēgitimamillēgitimum
ablativeillēgitimōillēgitimāillēgitimō
vocativeillēgitimeillēgitimaillēgitimum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeillēgitimīillēgitimaeillēgitima
genitiveillēgitimōrumillēgitimārumillēgitimōrum
dativeillēgitimīsillēgitimīsillēgitimīs
accusativeillēgitimōsillēgitimāsillēgitima
ablativeillēgitimīsillēgitimīsillēgitimīs
vocativeillēgitimīillēgitimaeillēgitima

illēgĭtĭmus (inl-), a, um,
I. unlawful, not permitted, Paul. Sent. 5, 4, 15.—Adv.: illēgĭtĭmē, unlawfully, illegitimately: qui concipiuntur, Gai. Inst. 1, § 89.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinillēgitimus

Latin lēgitimus Latin illēgitimus From in- + lēgitimus (“lawful”).

Descendants
  • Catalanil·legítim
  • Englishillegitimate
  • Frenchillégitime
  • Italianillegittimo
  • Portugueseilegítimo
  • Romanianilegitim
  • Spanishilegítimo
  • Piedmonteseilegìtim
  • Sicilianilliggìttimu

In English words that came into English from illēgitimus

  • illegitimateillēgitimus
noun · masculinesecond declension
illēgitimus2
illēgitimus m (genitive illēgitimī)
Classical[ɪl.leːˈɡɪ.tɪ.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[il.leˈd͡ʒiː.ti.mus]

Meaning

  1. A bastard, an illegitimate offspring

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeillēgitimusillēgitimī
genitiveillēgitimīillēgitimōrum
dativeillēgitimōillēgitimīs
accusativeillēgitimumillēgitimōs
ablativeillēgitimōillēgitimīs
vocativeillēgitimeillēgitimī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinillēgitimus

Latin lēgitimus Latin illēgitimus From in- + lēgitimus (“lawful”).

Descendants
  • Englishnoli illegitimi carborundum

Quick answers

What does illēgitimus mean in Latin?
illēgitimus, a adjective, means “unlawful, illegal, illegitimate; non-legal (not of or pertaining to the law); unjust, improper, inappropriate”.
How do you pronounce illēgitimus?
In classical Latin, [ɪl.leːˈɡɪ.tɪ.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [il.leˈd͡ʒiː.ti.mus].
Where does illēgitimus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin illēgitimus.