legítimo

See also: legitimo and legitimó

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēgitimus (compare Catalan legítim). Doublet of lídimo, and probably lindo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈʒi.t͡ʃi.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈʒi.t͡ʃi.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈʒi.t͡ʃi.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɨˈʒi.ti.mu/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -itimu, (Brazil) -it͡ʃimu
• Hyphenation: le‧gí‧ti‧mo

Adjective

legítimo (feminine legítima, masculine plural legítimos, feminine plural legítimas)

1. legitimate (all senses)

   Antonym: ilegítimo

2. rightful
3. legal, lawful

   Antonym: ilegítimo

Related terms

• legitimar
• lei

 

Further reading

• “legítimo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēgitimus (compare Catalan legítim). Probably a doublet of lindo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈxitimo/ [leˈxi.t̪i.mo]
• Rhymes: -itimo
• Syllabification: le‧gí‧ti‧mo

Adjective

legítimo (feminine legítima, masculine plural legítimos, feminine plural legítimas)

1. legitimate, rightful, lawful

   Antonym: ilegítimo

2. real, true

   Synonym: verdadero

3. above-board
4. (colloquial) legit

   Synonym: legal

Derived terms

• interés legítimo
• legítima defensa

 

Related terms

• legitimar
• legitimidad
• ley

 

Further reading

• “legítimo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28