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E-Mail^¹

[ˈiːmeɪ̯l]
[ˈiːmeːl]

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von gleichbedeutend englisch e-mail, Abkürzung für electronic mail „elektronische Post“, ins Deutsche übernommen in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts.

noun E-Mail · E-Mails

Telekommunikation elektronische Post Ich schicke dir Näheres per E-Mail.
Similar: Mail, E-Brief, E-Post · Opposite: Papierpost, Schneckenpost, Snailmail
Post elektronische Mitteilung, elektronischer Brief Hast du meine E-Mail nicht gelesen?

e-mail^²

[ˈiːmɛɪ̯l]

verb e-maile

active, imperative, present, singular 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs e-mailen

In English

mail electronic mail
email system for transmitting and receiving digital messages

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MLA

"e-mail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/e-mail. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

e-mail. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/e-mail

Chicago

"e-mail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/e-mail.

BibTeX

@misc{e_mail_2026,
  title = {e-mail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/e-mail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}