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Nouns & Plurals

-o → -i, -a → -e

The two main plural patterns

-o → -i and -a → -e.

📊 Plurals
Singular ending Plural Example
-o (m) -i libro → libri
-a (f) -e casa → case
-e (m/f) -i cane → cani
accented vowel no change città → città
💬 Examples
libro → libri
book → books
📝 Masculine -o → -i
casa → case
house → houses
📝 Feminine -a → -e
Nouns in -e go to -i

Both masculine and feminine -e nouns.

💬 Examples
cane → cani
dog → dogs
📝 -e → -i (masculine)
chiave → chiavi
key → keys
📝 -e → -i (feminine)
Some nouns don't change

Accented final vowels and loanwords are invariable.

💬 Examples
città → città
city → cities
📝 Accented -à stays the same
il bar → i bar
the bar → the bars
📝 Loanwords don't change