vigesimo

See also: vigésimo

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈd͡ʒɛ.zi.mo/, /viˈd͡ʒe.zi.mo/
• Rhymes: -ɛzimo, -ezimo
• Hyphenation: vi‧gè‧si‧mo, vi‧gé‧si‧mo

Adjective

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

1. (ordinal number) twentieth

   Synonym: ventesimo

   • 1282, Restoro d'Arezzo, La composizione del mondo colle sue cascioni, Accademia della Crusca, published 1976, page 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.

Latin

Adjective

vīgēsimō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of vīgēsimus