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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Abbreviation of E-Mail; the E- being redundant in German.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Mail (predominantly) f (genitive Mail, plural Mails) or
Mail (alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland) n (strong, genitive Mails, plural Mails)
- (slightly informal) Alternative form of E-Mail (“e-mail”)
- Die Bewerbungen können per Post oder Mail eingereicht werden.
- The applications can be handed in by mail or e-mail.
Usage notes[edit]
- Usually feminine; see E-Mail for more.
- The form Mail is predominant in informal contexts, but is now also a common variant in formal language. In the prestigious newspaper Die Zeit, the short form was used about 28% of the time between 2009 and 2018, while the full form was used 72% of the time.[1][2]
Declension[edit]
Declension of Mail [feminine (predominantly)]
or
Declension of Mail [neuter (alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland), strong]