In the Italian language, nouns inflect, which means their endings can indicate gender - whether they are masculine or feminine. In English, nouns do not have this characteristic.

In Italian, there are three general categories of nouns: first declension, second declension, and third declension.

First declension nouns are masculine nouns ending with con, o being singular and i being plural.

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