Legitimation

See also: legitimation

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French légitimation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌle.ɡi.ti.maˈt͡si̯oːn]

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• Rhymes: -oːn
• Hyphenation: Le‧gi‧ti‧ma‧ti‧on

Noun

Legitimation f (genitive Legitimation, plural Legitimationen)

1. mandate (the authority to do something or to act)

Declension

Declension of Legitimation [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Legitimation	die	Legitimationen
genitive	einer	der	Legitimation	der	Legitimationen
dative	einer	der	Legitimation	den	Legitimationen
accusative	eine	die	Legitimation	die	Legitimationen

Descendants

• → Polish: legitymacja

Further reading

• “Legitimation” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Legitimation” in Duden online