"E-Mail" meaning in German

See E-Mail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈiːˌmɛɪ̯l/, /ˈiːˌmeːl/, /ˈiːˌmɛl/ Audio: De-E-Mail.oga
Etymology: Borrowed from English e-mail. The feminine gender probably after Post (“mail”), perhaps also Nachricht (“message”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|en|e-mail|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English e-mail, {{bor+|de|en|e-mail}} Borrowed from English e-mail, {{m|de|Post|t=mail}} Post (“mail”), {{m|de|Nachricht|t=message}} Nachricht (“message”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f􂀿predominantly􂁀,s}} E-Mail (predominantly) f (genitive E-Mail, plural E-Mails), {{de-noun|n􂀿alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland􂁀,s,s}} E-Mail (alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland) n (strong, genitive E-Mails, plural E-Mails) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f􂀿predominantly􂁀,s}}, {{de-ndecl|n􂀿alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland􂁀,s,s}} Forms: E-Mail [genitive], E-Mails [plural], E-Mails [genitive], E-Mails [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], E-Mail [nominative, singular], E-Mails [definite, nominative, plural], E-Mail [genitive, singular], E-Mails [definite, genitive, plural], E-Mail [dative, singular], E-Mails [dative, definite, plural], E-Mail [accusative, singular], E-Mails [accusative, definite, plural], strong [table-tags], E-Mail [nominative, singular], E-Mails [definite, nominative, plural], E-Mails [genitive, singular], E-Mails [definite, genitive, plural], E-Mail [dative, singular], E-Mails [dative, definite, plural], E-Mail [accusative, singular], E-Mails [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. e-mail (system; letter) Tags: Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland, neuter, regional, southern-Germany, strong Categories (topical): E-mail Synonyms: Mail (english: very common) [informal], e-mail (english: not standard) [informal], e-Mail (english: not standard), eMail (english: not standard), Email [uncommon] Derived forms: E-Mail-Adresse [feminine]
    Sense id: en-E-Mail-de-noun-mhMXo6~h Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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