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German
Etymology 1
See main entry.
Pronunciation
Noun
Email n (strong, genitive Emails, no plural)
- Alternative form of Emaille
- 1781, Johann Karl Gottfried Jacobsson, Otto Ludwig Hartwig, Gottfried Erich Rosenthal. Technologisches Wörterbuch, vol. 1 (A–F), p. 585.
Bey dem Email verursacht der erforderliche Grad der Hitze die gröste Schwierigkeit, nicht nur bey dem Email selbst, sondern auch, wenn die Farben darauf eingebrannt werden.- On the enamel the required degree of heat causes the greatest difficulty; not just on the enamel itself but also when the colors are burned onto it.
- 2005, Benvenuto Cellini, Traktate über die Goldschmiedkunst und die Bildhauerei (translation of I trattati dell'oreficeria e della scultura by Ruth Fröhlich and Max Fröhlich), Cologne: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, p. 55:
Wie ich oben schon erwähnte, ist es besser, das Email mit Wasser in besagtem Stahlmörser zu reiben.- As I mentioned above, it is better to rub the enamel in water in the aforesaid steel mortar.
2008, Erhard Brepohl, Theorie und Praxis des Goldschmieds, Hanser Verlag, →ISBN, page 426:Mit feuchtem Pinsel wird etwas Email aus dem Schälchen entnommen, auf das Metall aufgetragen und dort verteilt.- With a wet brush some enamel is taken from the bowl, applied to the metal and spread on it.
- Synonyms: Schmelzglas, Schmelz (dated)
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Etymology 2
See main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiːˌmɛɪ̯l/, /ˈiːˌmeːl/
Noun
Email f (genitive Email, plural Emails)
- Alternative spelling of E-Mail
Further reading
- “Email” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Email” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈmai̯/, , /ˌeːˈmai̯/,
Noun
Email m (uncountable)
- enamel