E-Mail

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

German

Alternative forms

  • Mail (very common, somewhat informal)
  • e-mail (informal, not standard)
  • e-Mail (not standard)
  • eMail (not standard)
  • Email (uncommon)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiːˌmɛɪ̯l/, /ˈiːˌmeːl/, /ˈiːˌmɛl/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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

  • 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

Declension of E-Mail [feminine (predominantly)]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die E-Mail die E-Mails
genitive einer der E-Mail der E-Mails
dative einer der E-Mail den E-Mails
accusative eine die E-Mail die E-Mails

or

Declension of E-Mail [neuter (alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das E-Mail die E-Mails
genitive eines des E-Mails der E-Mails
dative einem dem E-Mail den E-Mails
accusative ein das E-Mail die E-Mails

Derived terms

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