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)

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

E-Mail-Adresse f