Masculine Nouns Ending in -A
Most nouns ending in -a are feminine; however, there are some masculine nouns that end in -a, for example, words of Greek origin ending
with the suffixes -ma, -gramma and -arca. Below is a partial list of such nouns, which we will
update periodically.
This list does not include nouns ending in -ista e -cida, which are masculine when they refer to a man and feminine when they refer to a woman.
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| Masculine Nouns Ending in -A | Note |
| abracadabra (l') | hocus-pocus |
| acaricida (l') | acaricide |
| aforisma (l’) | aphorism |
| aldilà (l') | afterlife |
| alma (l') | gioco |
| amalgama (l’) | mixture, amalgamation |
| Andrea | Man name |
| apripista (l') | forerunner, trailblazer |
| arciduca (l') | archduke |
| aròma (l') | scent, aroma |
| ascèta (l') | ascetic |
| assiòma (l') | axiom |
| autòma (l') | robot, automaton, android |
| babà (il) | syrup sponge |
| baccalà (il) | salted codfish |
| bagnasciuga (il) | water's edge, foreshore |
| bagnomaria (il) | bain-marie |
| bamba (il) | (settentrionale) senile |
| barba (il) | (settentrionale) oncle, old man |
| barbanéra (il) | almanac |
| Barnaba | Man name |
| battistrada (il) | tire thread, pacesetter |
| barbera (il) | Barbera wine (Vini italiani) |
| bòa (il) | boa constrictor |
| bòia (il) | executioner, hangman |
| càccia (il) | fighter (airplane) |
| camerata (il) | Member of the Italian fascist party |
| Canada (il) | |
| capolinea (il) | end of line, terminus |
| cappa (il) | letter kay |
| carcinòma (il) | |
| carisma (il) | charisma, charm |
| carovita (il) | high cost of living |
| cataclisma (il) | cataclysm |
| cavalcavia (il) | overpass |
| cìnema (il) | abbreviation of "cinematografo" |
| clima (il) | climate |
| còbra (il) | |
| colera (il) | cholera |
| coma (il) | |
| comma (il) | clause, subsection |
| commènda (il) | mister (Abbreviation of "commendatore", ironic) |
| crocevia (il) | crossroad, junction |
| cromosoma (il) | chromosome |
| cruciverba (il) | crossword puzzle |
| dada (il) | Art avangarde movement |
| dèlta (il) | delta (Greek letter) or river delta |
| diadèma (il) | diadem, tiara |
| diaframma (il) | diaphragm |
| dilèmma (il) | |
| diplòma (il) | |
| dogma (il) | |
| doposcuola (il) | after-school activity |
| dormiveglia (il) | half-sleep |
| dramma (il) | play, drama |
| duca (il) | duke |
| elettrocardiogramma (l') | electrocardiogram |
| ematòma (l') | hematoma |
| emblèma (l') | emblem |
| encefalogramma (l') | electroencephalogram (EEG) |
| Enea | Man name |
| enfisema (l’) | emphysema |
| enigma (l') | riddle, puzzle |
| entroterra l'l) | hinterland |
| enzima (l') | enzyme |
| faccia a faccia (il) | face to face |
| fantasma (il) | ghost |
| fibròma (il) | |
| fonèma (il) | phoneme |
| gagà (il) | fop, dandy |
| geòmetra (il) | surveyor |
| gerarca (il) | hierarch |
| germicida (il) | germicidal |
| gesuìta (il) | Jesuit |
| glaucòma (il) | |
| gliòma (il) | |
| gorgonzola (il) | |
| gorilla (il) | |
| grana (il) | parmesan |
| Grappa (il) | |
| guardaroba (il) | wardrobe |
| Guatemala (il) | |
| idiòma (l') | language |
| Isaia | Man name |
| lama (il) | llama |
| lèmma (il) | word, term |
| madera (il) | Madeira |
| mana (il) | |
| maragià (il) | maharaja |
| marasma (il) | chaos, confusion |
| marsala (il) | |
| messìa (il) | messiah |
| miasma (il) | |
| monarca (il) | monarch |
| morfema (il) | morpheme |
| Nicaragua (il) | |
| Panama (il) | |
| pànama (il) | panama hat |
| panorama (il) | |
| papà (il) | dad, daddy |
| pàpa (il) | Pope |
| parabrezza (il) | windshield |
| paracqua (il) | water guard |
| paradigma (il) | paradigm |
| parapiglia (il) | uproar |
| parapioggia (il) | umbrella |
| parassita (il) | parasite |
| pascià (il) | pashà |
| passamontagna (il) | ski mask |
| patema (il) | hearthache |
| patriarca (il) | patriarch |
| peana (il) | paean |
| pentagramma (il) | staff, stave |
| pianéta (il) | planet |
| pigia pigia (il) | throng |
| pigiama (il) | pajamas |
| pilòta (il) | pilot |
| pirata (il) | pirate |
| plasma (il) | |
| podestà (il) | chief magistrate |
| poèma (il) | poem |
| poèta (il) | poet |
| politeama (il) | |
| portabandiera | standard bearer |
| portacipria (il) | powder compact |
| portafortuna (il) | good luck charm |
| prisma (il) | prism |
| problèma (il) | problem |
| proclama (il) | edict |
| profèta (il) | prophet |
| programma (il) | program |
| promemoria (il) | memo |
| retrobottega (il) | back shop |
| retroterra (il) | hinterland |
| reuma (il) | |
| schema (il) | tactic, method |
| scioglilingua (lo) | tongue-twisters |
| scisma (uno) | schism, split |
| sistèma (il) | system |
| sofà (il) | |
| sofisma (il) | sophistry |
| sòma (il) | |
| sòsia (il) | alter ego. look alike |
| spermicida (lo) | spermicide |
| stèmma (lo) | coat of arms |
| stigma (il) | |
| stratagèmma (uno) | stratagem |
| telegramma (il) | telegram |
| tèma (il) | theme, subject |
| teorèma (il) | theorem |
| toccasana (il) | panacea |
| tràuma (il) | |
| trombétta (il) | |
| vàglia (il) | money order |
| valpolicella (il) | Italian wine |
| Venezuela (il) | |
| voltafaccia (il) | change of mind |
| voltagabbana (il) | turn coat |
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