See also: email, Email, e-mail, and émail

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English e-mail. The feminine gender probably after Post (mail), perhaps also Nachricht (message).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈiːˌmɛɪ̯l/, /ˈiːˌmeːl/, /ˈiːˌmɛl/
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Noun

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E-Mail (predominantly) f (genitive E-Mail, plural E-Mails) or
E-Mail (alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland) n (strong, genitive E-Mails, plural E-Mails)

  1. e-mail (system; letter)

Usage notes

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  • The word is predominantly feminine in all regions. The neuter gender exists as a common variant in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In the north it is now very unusual.

Declension

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