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## Number: singular and plural 

11 Masculine nouns ending in -o , and all nouns ending in -e , end in -i in the plural: 

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* Nouns ending in -ie  have only one -i  in the plural. 

12 Nouns ending in -io  have only one i  in the plural. But if the -i  is stressed ( - i o ), the plural has two ( - i ): 

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13 Feminine nouns ending in -a  take -e  in the plural: 

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14 Masculine nouns ending in -a  take -i  in the plural: 

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15 When a noun ending in -a  denotes a person, its plural ending depends on whether it is masculine or feminine. If it refers to a male, the plural ends in -i ; if it refers to a female, the plural ends in -e : 

