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A2 · ⑥ M / F
Noun gender: from masculine to feminine
How the feminine is formed: nouns with a changing ending, independent nouns, common-gender and epicene nouns.
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01 · First page · four ways
The forms of the feminine
: , . : .
1 · Mobile nouns
( ). .
bambino → bambinaattore → attricepoeta → poetessa
2 · Independent
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padre → madrefratello → sorellauomo → donna
3 · Common gender
- : ( ) .
il / la cantanteil / la nipotel'artista
4 · Epicene gender
, . , «» «».
la volpe (maschio/femmina)il topol'aquila
| Masculine | Feminine | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Ends in... | Becomes... | Examples |
| -o | -a | bambino → bambina, gatto → gatta, impiegato → impiegata |
| -e | -a | signore → signora, infermiere → infermiera |
| -tore | -trice | attore → attrice, pittore → pittrice, scrittore → scrittrice |
| -a / -e / -o | -essa | poeta → poetessa, leone → leonessa, avvocato → avvocatessa, principe → principessa |
| Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|
| padre | madre |
| fratello | sorella |
| uomo | donna |
| marito | moglie |
| toro | mucca |
| montone | pecora |
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02 · Second page · now it's your turn
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