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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
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)
- 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
or
Declension of E-Mail
Derived terms
Further reading
- “E-Mail” in Duden online
- “E-Mail” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
E-Mail on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
