vigésima

Vigésima is the Spanish word for "twentieth". It is the ordinal number that follows nineteenth and precedes twenty-first. In the feminine form, it is vigésima, and in the masculine form, it is vigésimo. When referring to a twenty-first item or position, the masculine form is used. For example, "el vigésimo día" translates to "the twentieth day". The feminine form is used when referring to a feminine noun. For instance, "la vigésima página" means "the twentieth page". The word derives from the Latin word "vicesimus," which also means "twentieth". Ordinal numbers are used to indicate position in a sequence or order. In Spanish, like in English, ordinal numbers agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. Vigésima is part of the set of cardinal and ordinal numbers that are fundamental to expressing quantities and order in the Spanish language.