vigesimo

See also: vigésimo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin vīgēsimus, alternate form of vīcēsimus (“twentieth”) formed by analogy with vīgintī (“twenty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈd͡ʒezimo/, [viˈd͡ʒeː.z̪i.mo]
• Hyphenation: vi‧gé‧si‧mo

Adjective

vigesimo (feminine singular vigesima, masculine plural vigesimi, feminine plural vigesime) (literary)

1. twentieth
   • 1282, Restoro d'Arezzo, La composizione del mondo colle sue cascioni, Accademia della Crusca (1976), p. 29:

     Capitolo vigesimo. De la disposizione de la terra e de quelle cose ch'adevengono e·lla terra e d'atorno a la terra.

     Twentieth chapter. About the disposition of the earth and of the things occurring on the earth and around the earth.

Synonyms

• ventesimo

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Latin

Adjective

vīgēsimō

1. dative masculine singular of vīgēsimus
2. dative neuter singular of vīgēsimus
3. ablative masculine singular of vīgēsimus
4. ablative neuter singular of vīgēsimus