mail

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English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Anglo-Norman male, meole et al., Old French male (bag, wallet), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *malhō (bag, pouch), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (leather pouch). Compare Dutch maal.

Noun[edit]

mail (countable and uncountable; plural mails)

  1. (now regional) A bag or wallet. [from 13th c.]
    • 1499, John Skelton, The Bowge of Courte:
      What, loo, man, see here of dyce a bale; / A brydelynge caste for that is in thy male!
  2. A bag containing letters to be delivered by post; the material conveyed by the postal service. [from 17th c.]
    Don't forget to pick up the mail on your way.
    • 1823, The stranger in Liverpool; or, An historical and descriptive view of the town of Liverpool and its environs, Seventh Edition,[1] T. Kaye, page 96,
      The following are the hours at which the letter-box of this office is closed for making up the several mails, and the hours at which each mail is despatched: ¶ []
    • 1887, John Houston Merrill (editor), The American and English Encyclopædia of Law, Volume I,[2] Edward Thompson, page 121,
      If he retains the account, and permits several mails to pass without objecting to it, he will be held to have admitted its correctness.
  3. A person or vehicle that delivers such post; the postal service or system in general. [from 17th c.]
    He decided to send his declaration by mail.
  4. (chiefly US) (uncountable) The letters, parcels etc delivered to a particular address or person. [from 19th c.]
  5. (uncountable) electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages. [from 20th c.]
  6. See mails.
Synonyms[edit]
  • (regular deliver of letters and small parcels): post (UK, Ireland, other dialects?)
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Verb[edit]

mail (third-person singular simple present mails, present participle mailing, simple past and past participle mailed)

  1. (transitive) to send (a letter or parcel) through the mail
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  • (send through the mail): post
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English maille (mail armor), from Old French maille (loop, stich), from Latin macula (blemish, mesh), probably from Proto-Indo-European *smh₁-tleh₂, from *smeh₁- (smear, rub).

Noun[edit]

Mail

mail (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together.
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Etymology 3[edit]

Middle English mal, male from Old English māl (speech, contract, agreement) from Old Norse mál (agreement, speech, lawsuit). Akin to Old English mæl (mǣl).

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Noun[edit]

mail (plural mails)

  1. (chiefly Scotland) A monetary payment or tribute.
  2. Rent.
  3. Tax.

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Dalmatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin milium.

Noun[edit]

mail m

  1. millet
  2. birdseed

Dutch[edit]

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mail

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mailen
  2. imperative of mailen

Fiji Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English mile (imperial measure of distance).

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mail

  1. mile

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin malleus (hammer).

Noun[edit]

mail m (plural mails)

  1. mallet
  2. (sports, historical) pall mall
  3. mall, promenade
  4. (Quebec) mall, shopping mall

Etymology 2[edit]

From English email

Noun[edit]

mail m (plural mails)

  1. email
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Italian[edit]

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English

Noun[edit]

mail f (invariable)

  1. email

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Romansch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (Sursilvan, Surmiran) meil
  • (Sutsilvan) mel

Etymology[edit]

From Latin mālum. Compare Romanian măr.

Noun[edit]

mail m (plural mails)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) apple

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