Fax

See also: fax and ℻

German

Etymology

Clipping of Telefax.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Fax n or (chiefly Switzerland) m (strong, genitive Faxes or Fax, plural Faxe)

1. fax (document received and printed by a fax machine)
2. fax machine

   Synonym: Faxgerät

Usage notes

• The masculine gender is chiefly used in Switzerland.

Declension

Declension of Fax [neuter // masculine (chiefly Switzerland), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Fax	die	Faxe
genitive	eines	des	Faxes, Fax	der	Faxe
dative	einem	dem	Fax	den	Faxen
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Fax	die	Faxe

Further reading

• “Fax” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Fax (Dokument, Gerät)” in Duden online