The name (or noun), in Italian language, is the part of speech that allows us to indicate people, animals, things, quality, actions, feelings, concepts, etc. .
fratello, donna, medico
brother, woman, doctor
gatto, cane, uccello
cat, dog, bird
finestra, penna, automobile
window, pen, car
libertà, freddo, caldo
freedom, cold, warm
The name in Italian is divided into two genders: masculine and feminine .
It is possible to recognize the gender of a noun by the last vowel.
Usually, nouns that end in -o, -ore or in a consonant are of masculine gender:
Usually, nouns that end in -a, -zione, -tudine, -tù are of feminine gender:
Nouns are used in singular, when they indicate only one element
Nouns are used in plural, when they indicate only more than one element:
SINGULAR -> PLURAL
Feminine gender nouns
-a -> -e
la finestra -> le finestre
the window -> windows
Masculine gender nouns
-a -> -i
l' autista -> gli autisti
the driver -> the drivers
-o -> -i
il tavolo -> i tavoli
the table -> the tables
-e -> -i
il serpente-> i serpenti
the snake -> the snakes
-i -> (no change)
il serpente-> i serpenti
the snake -> the snakes
- consonant -> (no change)
l’autobus / gli autobus
the bus / the busses
- accented vowels -> (no change)
la città / le città
the cuty / the cities
Some nouns have some peculiarities in the plural
SINGULAR -> PLURAL
-co, -go -> -chi, -ghi (if preceded by a consonant)
banco -> banchi
desk -> desks
albergo -> alberghi
hotel -> hotels
-co, -go -> -ci, -gi (if preceded by a vowel)
medico -> medici
doctor -> doctors
psicologo -> psicologi
psychologist ->psychologists
-ca, -ga -> -che, -ghe
banca ->banche
bank -> banks
riga -> righe
line -> lines
-cio, -gio -> -ci, -gi
bacio -> baci
kiss -> kisses
raggio -> raggi
ray -> rays
-cia, -gia -> -cie, -gie
farmacia ->farmacie
pharmacy -> pharmacies
camicia -> camicie
shirt -> shirts
valigia -> valigie
suitcase -> suitcases