Sostantivi e i loro eccezioni. Nouns and their exceptions

Come out bene esistono diversi modi di formazione di parole. Si può mentere eat esempi: parole che hanno plurali doppi, parole con plurali invariabili, nomi che sono di genere femminili (di origine militare) ma differing to uomini vice versa, nomi indipendenti, nomi di genere promiscuo ecc. Osserva il testo! / As you well know, there are several ways to form words. Examples can be taken: words that have two plurals, words with an invariable plural, names that are female (from military origin), but referring to men and vice versa, independent names coming from different radicals, Epicene nouns etc. Note the text!

Register: / Note:

It is possible to know about it altri tipi di formazione di parole accessing there testi: "I name: number and genera”, “I nomi: number and genere - Special rules" and "Particolarità dei nomi: eccezioni”. / It is also possible to learn about other types of word formation by accessing the texts: “I nomi: numero e genere”, “I nomi: number and genere - Special rules” and “Particolarità dei nomi: eccezioni”.

Nomi maschili che finiscono in -o che hanno due form per the plural, with difference of meaning/ Male names ending in -o which have two forms for the plural, with differences in meaning

Nomi finiti maschili in -o Irregular plural 1 Irregular plural 2
Il member i member (from her family)  read member (of the human body)
Il labbro I labbri (of a vase) le labbra (from her mouth)
bone gli ossi (dell'animale macellato)  Le ossa (from the umano body)
Il braccio I bracci (di a divan)  Le braccia (of the human body)

Plurali invariabili: nomi che the plural non cambiano la forma / Invariable plurals: nouns that in the plural do not change the form

Sotantivi al single Sostantivi al plural
Il cinema I cinema
the series le series
the motorcycle le motorbike
Il computer I computer
Il film I film
il brindisi I toast
the coffee I coffee
la citta le citta
Il re I re
university university le
la virtù Le virtù

Important!/ Important!

Abbi always has a good dictionary if you don't know me tutte le parole. Così, il tuo vocabulary will grow! / Always have a good dictionary with you if you don't know all the words. That way, your vocabulary will grow!

Nomi di genero femminile mar riferiti a uomini / Feminine nouns but referring to men

- la guardia / The guard

- the recluse / the recruit

- the sentry / the sentry

Nomi di genero maschile mar riferiti a donne / Nouns of masculine gender, but referring to women

- Il soprano / the soprano

- Il contralto / the contralto

Note bene! / Watch!

It is valid to direct che for how much he holds the nomi delle professioni, il gender femminile subisce diverse oscillazioni rispetto alluso. If you are interested in the Italian language, use the maschile genera, mainly for that profession, and perform solo work during the story. Però, with l’entrata della donna al mondo del lavoro si può vedere I changed the tongue. Osserva gli esempi./ It is worth mentioning that with regard to the names of professions, the female gender undergoes several fluctuations in relation to usage. It is known that the Italian language tends to use the male gender, especially for those professions only exercised by men during history. However, with the entry of women into the world of work, some changes in the language can be seen. Look at the examples.

- L'avvocato – L'avvocatessa / The lawyer – The lawyer

- The Deputy - The Deputy / The deputy – The deputy

- The Minister - The Minister / The minister – The minister

- Il medico - La medichessa / The doctor – The doctor


Isabela Reis de Paula
Brazil School Collaborator
Graduated in Languages ​​with Qualification in Portuguese and Italian
By the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ

Italian - Brazil School

Source: Brazil School - https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/italiano/sostantivi-i-loro-eccezioni.htm

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