Nouns Flashcards
nouns ending in -si
do not change in plural
Nouns ending in -io
Stressed i = noun end in ii (plural)
Unstressed i = noun ends in i (plural)
Nouns ending in -ia
stressed i = noun ends in ie (plural)
unstressed i= noun ends in e (plural)
Nouns ending in -cia/gia
Vowel comes before ending= plural ends in - cie/gie
Consonant comes before= plural ends in -ce/ge
Nouns ending in -ca
-che plural
nouns ending in -ga
-ghe plural
-go
-ghi plural
-logo
-loghi when referring to things
-logi when referring to people
-co
-chi when stress on 2nd to last syllable
-ci when stress on 3rd to last syllable
masculine nouns
end in o
feminine nouns
end in a
nouns ending in e
neither masculine nor feminine
nouns ending in -ione (gender)
feminine
nouns ending in -tore (gender)
masculine
nouns ending in -trice ((gender))
feminine
nouns ending in consonant ((gender)
usually masculine
indefinite articles masculine nouns
un: before consonants and vowels
uno: before s+ consonant, P+s, z,x,y,j
indefinite articles feminine noun
una: before consonants
un’ : before vowel
plural masculine noun ending
-i
plural feminine noun ending
-e
plural masculine or feminine nouns (ending in e) ending
-i
Definite articles masculine singular
Il: before consonant
Lo: before z, gn, s+ consonant
L’ : before vowel
Definite articles feminine singular
la: before consonant
L’: before vowel
Definite articles masculine plural
L’ / Lo—> Gli before vowels,z,gn, consonant
Il—> i before consonants
Definite articles feminine plural
La/L’ —> Le before all consonants
