Italy [Italia]

In Italian only 2 grammatical genders (f/m) occur. The definite article has 3 forms: la (f), il (m), and lo, which is only used before masculine words starting with a "z" (lo zio [the uncle]) or with an "s" followed by another consonant (lo specchio [the mirror]). The equivalent plural forms are le, i, and gli. The 3 forms of the indefinite article are una, un, and uno