التعريفات والمعاني
== 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/
=== 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 ====
or
==== Derived terms ====
E-Mail-Adresse f
=== Further reading ===
“E-Mail” in Duden online
“E-Mail” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
E-Mail on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de