Based on the termination of the singular feminine nouns, the plural is formed according to the following criteria:
A) Feminine nouns ending in –a
1. Singular feminine nouns ending in -a in the plural end in -e:
Exception: L’ala (The wing) Le ali – L’arma (The weapon) Le armi.
| Singular | Plural |
| La stanza (The room) | Le stanze |
| La casa (The home) | Le case |
| La sera (The evening) | Le sere |
| La pianta (The plant) | Le piante |
| La figlia (The daughter) | Le figlie |
2. Singular feminine nouns ending in (-ca/-ga) in the plural end in (-che/-ghe):
| Singular | Plural |
| L’amica (The friend) | Le amiche |
| La greca (The Greek) | Le greche |
| La banca (The bank) | Le banche |
| La strega (The witch) | Le streghe |
| La bottega (The shop) | Le botteghe |
| La riga (The line) | Le righe |
3. Singular feminine nouns ending in (-cia/-gia) in the plural end in (-cie/-gie):
When c, g are preceded by a vowel, they retain the i in the plural.
| Singular | Plural |
| La farmacia (The pharmacy) | Le farmacie |
| La bugia ( The lie) | Le bugie |
| La magia (magic) | Le magie |
| La ciliegia (The cherry) | Le ciliegie |
| La camicia (The shirt) | Le camicie |
| La valigia (The suitcase) | Le valigie |
4. Singular feminine nouns ending in (-cia/-gia) in the plural end in (-ce/-ge):
When -c, -g are preceded by a consonant, they lose the i in the plural.
| Singular | Plural |
| La provincia (The province) | Le province |
| La caccia (The hunt) | Le cacce |
| La doccia (The shower) | Le docce |
| La frangia (The bangs) | Le frange |
| La pancia (The belly) | Le pance |
| La spiaggia (The beach) | Le spiagge |
| La pioggia (The rain) | Le piogge |
| La frangia (The fringe) | Le frange |
| La pronuncia (The pronunciation) | Le pronunce |
B) Feminine nouns ending in –o
1. Singular feminine nouns ending in -o in the plural end in –i:
Singular: La mano (The hand) Plural: Le mani.
2. Some female nouns ending in -o in the plural remain unchanged:
Singular: La dinamo (The dynamo) La moto (The motorcycle) La sdraio (The deckchair) La radio (The radio)
Plural: Le dinamo – Le moto – Le sdraio – Le radio.
C) Feminine nouns ending in –e
Singular Feminine nouns ending in -e in the plural end in -i:
| Singular | Plural |
| La madre (The mother) | Le madri |
| La stazione (The station) | Le stazioni |
| La regione (The region) | Le regioni |
| La chiave (The key) | Le chiavi |
| La scrittrice (The writer) | Le scrittrici |
| La lezione (The lesson) | Le lezioni |
| La classe (The class) | Le classi |
| La madre (The mother) | Le madri |
| La stazione (The station) | Le stazioni |
| La regione (The region) | Le regioni |
D) Feminine nouns ending in –i, -ù, à or ie
Feminine nouns that end in -i, -ù or ie in the plural remain unchanged:
| Singular | Plural |
| La gioventù (The youth) | Le gioventù |
| La virtù (The virtue) | Le virtù |
| La servitù (The servitude) | Le servitù |
| La tribù (The tribe) | Le tribù |
| La gru (The crane) | Le gru |
| L’ipotesi (The hypothesis) | Le ipotesi |
| La crisi (The crisis) | Le crisi |
| L’oasi (The oasis) | Le oasi |
| La metropoli (The metropolis) | Le metropoli |
| La sintesi (The synthesis) | Le sintesi |
| La parentesi (The parenthesis) | Le parentesi |
| La città (the citty) | La città |
| La serie (The series) | Le serie |
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