"mail" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /maj/ Forms: mails [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:inh|la:malleus<t:hammer>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "mail", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="mail">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|la|malleus||hammer|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin malleus (“hammer”), {{inh+|fr|la|malleus||hammer}} Inherited from Latin malleus (“hammer”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} mail m (plural mails)
  1. maul Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mail-fr-noun-R-N9jLAL
  2. (sports, historical) pall mall mallet Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-mail-fr-noun-YeEa4kqo Categories (other): Sports, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 30 35 2 25 8 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (by extension) pall mall Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-mail-fr-noun-BkILwd4h Categories (other): Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries, French entries referencing missing etymons, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 0 4 1 8 8 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 6 8 1 2 0 1 3 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 11 1 7 1 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 5 0 9 9 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 2 6 8 1 2 0 0 3 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 12 0 8 1 0 3 Disambiguation of French entries referencing missing etymons: 1 27 41 4 26 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 30 35 2 25 8 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 1 25 39 4 25 5
  4. mall, promenade Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mail-fr-noun--opR8IEh
  5. (Quebec) mall, shopping mall Tags: Quebec, masculine
    Sense id: en-mail-fr-noun-ekirmQs6 Categories (other): Quebec French, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 30 35 2 25 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: maillet Related terms: malléable
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /mɛl/, /mɛjl/ Forms: mails [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English email. 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  1. (informal) email Tags: informal, masculine Synonyms: courriel, mél
    Sense id: en-mail-fr-noun-giREF~lW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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