Quote Originally Posted by pisces
соль is feminine
OK, fair enough, but...
Quote Originally Posted by pisces
Quote Originally Posted by Ядерное лицо
Don't forget about hardness and softness - feminine nouns ending with я or ь use и, while those ending in а use ы.
For feminine ending with "а", the last letter of the stem determines the ending in plural (as Friendy said). It's not always ы. For example кошка/кошки, дорога/дороги.
P.S.
To be more precise, it is not the last letter of the stem, it is the last letter before ending (before "а").
Quote Originally Posted by Ядерное лицо
After г к ж ш щ х ч, always use и, regardless of gender and whether or not there is a soft sign after it (as there sometimes is after ж ш щ ч, but never after г к х)
...in future, please read the whole of someone's post before replying to it :P