A. Masculines.
1) In the case of masculines the vowel ending is as a rule dropped,
e.g.,
_Brazilian_ _Brazilian_
_Portuguese._ _German._ _English._
abatimento... abatiment... discount.
campo........ camp........ field, plain.
facão-....... fac......... hunting-knife.
intendente... intendent... administrator.
pasto........ past........ pasture.
2) The same holds for words of the following type where there have been
further orthographical changes with preserve, however, the same phonetic
values.
_Brazilian_ _Brazilian_
_Portuguese._ _German._ _English._
macaco....... makak....... monkey.
trapiche..... trapisch.... warehouse (on the wharf).