E-Mail in German

IPA: /ˈiːˌmɛɪ̯l/, /ˈiːˌmeːl/, /ˈiːˌmɛl/ Audio: De-E-Mail.oga

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Etymology: Borrowed from English e-mail. The feminine gender probably after Post (“mail”), perhaps also Nachricht (“message”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|en|e-mail}} Borrowed from English e-mail 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]

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        {
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            "Computing",
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      "ipa": "/ˈiːˌmɛɪ̯l/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈiːˌmeːl/"
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}

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    }
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  "word": "E-Mail"
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: predominantly",
  "path": [
    "E-Mail"
  ],
  "section": "German",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "E-Mail",
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}

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"E-Mail" meaning in German

Noun

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