illegitimate

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• /ɪlɪˈd͡ʒɪtɪmət/
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• General-American: [ɪlɨˈd͡ʒɪɾəmɨt]
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• New-Zealand: /ɘlɘˈdʒɘtɘmɘt/
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• /ɪlɪˈd͡ʒɪtɪmeɪt/
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• General-American: [ɪlɨˈd͡ʒɪɾəmeɪt]
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• New-Zealand: /ɘlɘˈdʒɘtɘmeɪt/
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First attested in 1536, from Latin illēgitimus, most likely an adapted borrowing of Middle French illegitime, equivalent to il- + legitimate, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).

93 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: epäkelpo — not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards
• Finnish: epäpätevä — not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards
• Finnish: kelvoton — not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards
• Finnish: säännönvastainen — not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards
• Finnish: laiton — not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards
• Russian: нелигитимный (neligitimnyj) — not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards
• Armenian: ապօրինի (apōrini) — against the law
• Bulgarian: незаконен (nezakonen) — against the law
• Catalan: il·legítim — against the law
• Danish: uretmæssig — against the law
• Danish: uberettiget — against the law
• Dutch: illegaal — against the law
• Dutch: onrechtmatig — against the law
• Esperanto: malrajta — against the law
• Finnish: laiton — against the law
• Finnish: lainvastainen — against the law
• French: illégitime — against the law
• Georgian: არაკანონიერი (araḳanonieri) — against the law
• Georgian: უკანონო (uḳanono) — against the law
• Georgian: არალეგიტიმური (aralegiṭimuri) — against the law
• German: illegitim — against the law
• German: unrechtmäßig — against the law
• Greek: παράνομος (paránomos) — against the law
• Italian: illegale — against the law
• Japanese: 違法な (ihō na) — against the law
• Latin: illegitimus — against the law
• Polish: nielegalny — against the law
• Portuguese: ilegal — against the law
• Romanian: ilegitim — against the law
• Romanian: nelegal — against the law
• Russian: незако́нный (nezakónnyj) — against the law
• Russian: противозако́нный (protivozakónnyj) — against the law
• Russian: нелега́льный (nelegálʹnyj) — against the law
• Russian: нелегити́мный (nelegitímnyj) — against the law
• Swedish: olaglig — against the law
• Swedish: illegal — against the law
• Swedish: illegitim — against the law
• Swedish: lagstridig — against the law
• Turkish: yolsuz — against the law
• Turkish: gayrimeşru — against the law
• Armenian: ապօրինի (apōrini) — born to unmarried parents
• Bulgarian: незаконно роден (nezakonno roden) — born to unmarried parents
• Catalan: il·legítim — born to unmarried parents
• Czech: nemanželský — born to unmarried parents
• Danish: illegitim — born to unmarried parents
• Danish: uægte — born to unmarried parents
• Danish: uægteskabelig — born to unmarried parents
• Esperanto: nelegitima — born to unmarried parents
• Finnish: avioton — born to unmarried parents
• Greek: νόθος (nóthos) — born to unmarried parents
• Ancient Greek: νόθος (nóthos) — born to unmarried parents
• Irish: neamhdhlisteanach — born to unmarried parents
• Irish: tabhartha — born to unmarried parents
• Italian: illegittimo — born to unmarried parents
• Japanese: 婚外の (kongai no) — born to unmarried parents
• Japanese: 庶出の (shoshutsu no) — born to unmarried parents
• Latin: illegitimus — born to unmarried parents
• Latin: nothus — born to unmarried parents
• Latin: spurius — born to unmarried parents
• Manx: oainjyragh — born to unmarried parents
• Manx: sooree — born to unmarried parents
• Polish: nieślubny — born to unmarried parents
• Portuguese: ilegítimo — born to unmarried parents
• Russian: незаконный (nezakonnyj) — born to unmarried parents
• Russian: внебрачный (vnebračnyj) — born to unmarried parents
• Spanish: ilegítimo — born to unmarried parents
• Spanish: natural — born to unmarried parents
• Swedish: oäkta — born to unmarried parents
• Swedish: utomäktenskaplig — born to unmarried parents
• Swedish: illegitim — born to unmarried parents
• Turkish: gayrimeşru — born to unmarried parents
• Ukrainian: незаконнонаро́джений (nezakonnonaródženyj) — born to unmarried parents
• Vietnamese: đẻ hoang — born to unmarried parents
• Bulgarian: неправилен (nepravilen) — illogical
• Danish: ulogisk — illogical
• Finnish: väärä — illogical
• Finnish: epälooginen — illogical
• Finnish: epäpätevä — illogical
• Finnish: väärä — not genuine; not authorized by good usage
• French: illégitime — not genuine; not authorized by good usage
• Italian: illegittimo — not genuine; not authorized by good usage
• Japanese: 偽の — not genuine; not authorized by good usage
• Japanese: 紛いの (magai no) — not genuine; not authorized by good usage
• Portuguese: ilegítimo — not genuine; not authorized by good usage
• Swedish: illegitim — not genuine; not authorized by good usage
• Finnish: lehtolapsi — person born to unmarried parents
• Hanunoo: anak sa kalyag — person born to unmarried parents
• Māori: tama meamea — person born to unmarried parents
• Māori: raparere — person born to unmarried parents
• Māori: tīraumoko — person born to unmarried parents
• Māori: pōriro — person born to unmarried parents
• Spanish: hijo ilegítimo — person born to unmarried parents
• Ukrainian: незаконнонаро́джений (nezakonnonaródženyj) — person born to unmarried parents