Manx

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English

Alternative forms

  • Manks (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Altered from Maniske, from assumed Old Norse *manskr, an adjectival form of Mǫn (“Isle of Man”), from Old Irish Mana; compare with Norwegian Bokmål mansk.

Also influenced by Manx Manninagh, an adjectival form of Mannin (“Isle of Man”), Isle of Man; cf Scottish Gaelic Manainneach and Irish Manannach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Manx (comparative more Manx, superlative most Manx)

  1. Relating to the Isle of Man and/or its Celto-Germanic people.
  2. Relating to the Manx language (also known as Manx Gaelic), a Gaelic language of the Goidelic family.
  3. Relating to the Manx cat breed.

Derived terms

A cat of the Manx breed

Translations

Noun

Manx (countable and uncountable, plural Manx or Manxes)

  1. A member or descendant of the Celto-Germanic people of the Isle of Man; a Manxman or Manxwoman.
  2. (collective, in the plural) the Manx; Manx people.
  3. A breed of domestic cat native to the Isle of Man, principally characterized by suppression of the tail, and with a short-haired coat and rounded, cobby body.
  4. (by extension) With a truncated or missing tail.
    • 1962, Henry Sturmey, H. Walter Staner, The Autocar: A Journal Published in the Interests of the Mechanically Propelled Road Carriage:
      At the rear there is a cut-off Manx tail, similar to those of the early Cooper sports cars, and as currently used by Feirari.
    • 2006, Colin Patterson, Pet Rats, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 23:
      The Manx Rat: This tailless rat variety is usually smaller than the standard rat with front legs that are shorter than its hind legs.
    • 2016 April 29, Rebecca Boyle, “Strange Manx comet is time capsule from the early solar system”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, New Scientist:
  5. A cat of the Manx breed; a Manx cat.

Synonyms

Translations

Proper noun

Manx

  1. (uncountable) A Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man.
    Synonym: Manx Gaelic

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Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English Manx.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Manx

  1. Of, or relating to the Isle of Man and/or its Celtic people.
  2. Of, or relating to Manx Gaelic.

Proper noun

Manx n

  1. Manx Gaelic, the Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English Manx, from assumed Old Norse *manskr, an adjectival form of Mana, Mǫn (“Isle of Man”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Manx n (strong, genitive Manx or Manx', no plural)

  1. Manx Gaelic (the Celtic (Goidelic) language spoken on the Isle of Man)

Declension

Declension of Manx
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Manx
genitive eines des Manx, Manx'
dative einem dem Manx
accusative ein das Manx

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