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Italian irregular plurals

Italians nouns and adjectives follow this simple rule to create their plural: unstressed feminine -a become -e, unstressed -o, -e and masculine -a become -i, while the rest of the words remain invariable. Can you find the exceptions to this rule?
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The words ending in -ca and -ga always turn into -che and -ghe, but those in -co and -go only become -chi and -ghi directly after an unstressed vowel. Although the suffix -logo remains -logi if it refers to a person.
Some words change genders when they pluralize, including every -o turning into -a.
A lot of these irregular nouns also have a regular alternative, sometimes with a different meaning.
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Wing
Ala
Wings
Ali
Weapon
Arma
Weapons
Armi
Species
Specie
Species
Specie
Friend
Amico
Friends
Amici
Asparagus
Asparago
Asparagi
Asparagi
Cargo
Carico
Cargos
Carichi
Misunderstanding
Equivoco
Misunderstandings
Equivoci
Greek
Grieco
Greeks
Grieci
Medicine
Farmaco
Medicines
Farmaci
Doctor
Medico
Doctors
Medici
Mosaic
Mosaico
Mosaics
Mosaici
Opponent
Nemico
Opponents
Nemici
Mountain pass
Valico
Mountain passes
Valichi
The flock
Il gregge
The flocks
Le greggi
Ox
Bue
Oxen
Buoi
The prison
Il carcere
The prisons
Le carceri
Human shout
Grido
Human shouts
Grida
The god
Il dio
The gods
Gli dèi
The echo
L’eco
The echoes
Gli echi
Temple
Tempio
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Temples
Templi
Man
Uomo
Men
Uomini
Boa
Boa
Boas
Boa
Executioner
Boia
Executioners
Boia
Gorilla
Gorilla
Gorillas
Gorilla
Arm
Braccio
Arms
Braccia
Century
Centinaio
Centuries
Centinaia
Brain
Cervello
Cerebral matter
Cervella
Eyelash
Ciglio
Eyelashes
Ciglia
Horn
Corno
Horns
Corna
Finger
Dito
Fingers
Dita
Lip
Labbro
Lips
Labbra
Bed sheet
Lenzuolo
Bed sheets
Lenzuola
Thousand
Migliaio
Thousands
Migliaia
Mile
Miglio
Miles
Miglia
Bone
Osso
Bones
Ossa
Pair
Paio
Pairs
Paia
Laughter
Riso
Laughters
Risa
Eyebrow
Sopracciglio
Eyebrows
Sopracciglia
Egg
Uovo
Eggs
Uova
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3 Comments
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Level 73
Feb 3, 2025
The first "Wings" and the first "Pairs" need to be replaced by the singular forms.
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Level 41
Feb 3, 2025
Exact, thank you very much for your close examination and your answer!
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Level 69
Mar 15, 2025
Many of these don't seem irregular at all.