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Nouns masculine in the singular and feminine in the plural

Some nouns are masculine in the singular and feminine in the plural. Here is a short list.

SingularPlural 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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