Manx

[ mangks ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun
  1. (used with a plural verb) the inhabitants of the Isle of Man.

  2. the Gaelic of the Isle of Man, virtually extinct.

Origin of Manx

1
1565–75; syncopated and metathesized form of earlier Manisk(e) <Old Norse manskr of the Isle of Man, equivalent to Man name of the island + -skr adj. suffix denoting origin (see -ish1)

Words Nearby Manx

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How to use Manx in a sentence

  • On the sheepskin rug before the fire a Manx cat was dozing beside a pair of carpet slippers.

    Dope | Sax Rohmer
  • Mr. Hodgkin, of Eridge, some time ago had a female Manx cat sent to him.

  • Be this as it may, one thing is certain: that cross-bred Manx with other cats often have young that are tailless.

  • Every now and then it is ignored, as in the case of the old friends found among the “little people” by the Manx farmer.

    The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney Hartland
  • I said, 'Yes, we've got the crew of one on board, the Manx Hero.'

    The Fleets Behind the Fleet | W. MacNeile (William MacNeile) Dixon

British Dictionary definitions for Manx

Manx

/ (mæŋks) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, their language, or their dialect of English

noun
  1. a language of the Isle of Man, belonging to the N Celtic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Scottish Gaelic

  2. (functioning as plural) the people of the Isle of Man

Origin of Manx

1
C16: earlier Maniske, from Scandinavian, from Mana Isle of Man + -iske -ish

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