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Some nouns are masculine in the singular and feminine in the plural. Here is a short list.
| Singular | Plural | English |
| centinàio (il) | centinàia (le) | hundreds |
| migliàio (il) | migliàia (le) | thousands |
| mìglio (il) | mìglia (le) | miles |
| pàio (il) | pàia (le) | pairs |
| riso (il) | risa (le) | laughs |
| stàio (lo) | stàia (le) | bushels |
| tomàio (il) | tomàia (le) | upper |
| uòvo (l') | uòva (le) | eggs |
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