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N.B.: We use a written accent mark to help students identify
word stress and open/closed vowels even though Standard Italian may not require
it.
Masculine Nouns with
Feminine Plural Form
Some masculine nouns change gender in the
plural. Here are some examples:
| Singular |
Plural |
| centinàio (il) |
centinàia (le) |
| migliàio (il) |
migliàia (le) |
| ḿglio (il) |
ḿglia (le) |
| pàio (il) |
pàia (le) |
| riso (il) |
risa (le) |
| stàio (lo) |
stàia (le) |
| tomàio (il) |
tomàia (le) |
| ụvo (l') |
ụva (le) |
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