/ˈiˌmeɪl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.68 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He sent me his details via email."
- "The advent of email has simultaneously brought our society closer together and farther apart."
- "Please stop sending me “constructive criticisms” via email, or telling me that “ I feel you are being defensive”, especially just after I have told you “you’re loved”. “Rewards” like that are horrible."
- "I am searching through my old email."
- "My inbox used to allow only 50 MB of email at a time until last year, when they upgraded it to 2 GBs!"
- "He sent me an email last week to remind me about the meeting."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion blend English electron ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English electronic Proto-Indo-European *molko-der.? Thracianbor.? Proto-Germanic *malhō Frankish *malhabor. Medieval Latin malader. Anglo-Norman malebor. ▲ Old French malebor. Middle English male English mail English electronic mailabbr. English email The noun is an abbreviation of electronic mail. First attested in the 1970s. The verb is derived from the noun, by analogy with mail (“to send through the mail”).
Origin
- Source language: Middle French
- First known use: First attested in the 1970s
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈiˌmeɪl/
- British English: /ˈiːmeɪl/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Computing.