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changed into ĭ. When the singular ends in ĭ, no change is made:

pom,	‘fruit tree;’	pomĭ,	‘fruit trees.’
tălhar,	‘thief;’	tălharĭ,	‘thieves.’
împărat,	‘emperor;’	împăraṭĭ,	‘emperors.’
rege,	‘king;’	regĭ,	‘kings.’
peṣte,	‘fish;’	peṣtĭ,	‘fishes.’
frate,	‘brother;’	fraṭĭ,	‘brothers.’
socru,	‘father-in-law;’	socrĭ,	‘fathers-in-law.’
Dumnezeŭ,	‘God;’	Dumnezeĭ,	‘Gods.’
tată,	‘father;’	taṭĭ,	‘fathers.’
popă,	‘priest;’	popĭ,	‘priests.’
ciocoĭ,	‘parvenu;’	ciocoĭ,	‘parvenus.’

Note I.—If cal, ‘horse,’ has for plural caĭ, this is done for the sake of euphony.

Note II.—Om, ‘man,’ has its plural ómenĭ (homines); nume, ‘noun,’ numenĭ; but nume also is more generally used for the plural.

Feminine Terminations.

As masculine nouns generally end with a consonant, so feminine nouns generally end with the vowel ă:

Romănă,	‘Roumanian’ (f.)
Englesă,	‘Englishwoman.’
Grécă,	‘Greek woman.’
nepótă,	‘niece.’
professóră,	‘teacher’ (f.).
ĭmpărătéssă,	‘empress.’
cassă,	‘house.’
miréssă,	‘bride.’