Feminine nouns ending in -o
A few feminine nouns end in -o:
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àuto (una) | car |
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mòto (una) | motocycle |
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dìnamo (una) | dynamo |
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pallavolo (la) | volleyball |
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èco (una) | echo |
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pallacanestro (la) | basketball |
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libido (la) | libido |
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ràdio (una) | radio |
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mano (una) | hand |
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vìrago (una) | virago |
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mètro (la) | underground, subway |
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The words marked by asterisk (*) change their meanings if used in masculine. See Homonyms of different gender with different meaning.
A few personal names in -o are also feminine:
There are also some masculine nouns used exclusively for women:
Lists of Nouns with particularities
General Description of the Italian noun
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