illegittimo

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin illegitimus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /il.leˈd͡ʒit.ti.mo/
  • Rhymes: -ittimo
  • Hyphenation: il‧le‧gìt‧ti‧mo

Adjective

illegittimo (feminine illegittima, masculine plural illegittimi, feminine plural illegittime)

  1. illegitimate, unlawful, illegal, unjustified, arbitrary
    Synonyms: illegale, arbitrario, ingiusto
    Antonym: legittimo

Derived terms

Noun

illegittimo m (plural illegittimi, feminine illegittima)

  1. illegitimate child

Further reading
  • illegittimo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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