What does "manx" mean?
A member or descendant of the Celto-Germanic people of the Isle of Man; a Manxman or Manxwoman.
Manx
/mæŋks/ adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A member or descendant of the Celto-Germanic people of the Isle of Man; a Manxman or Manxwoman.
- Grammar: manx is listed as adj, name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: acaudal, english, ethnonymic, insular.
- Useful contrasts: caudal, external, foreign.
- Usage evidence: People speak English and Manx in the Isle of Man.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member or descendant of the Celto-Germanic people of the Isle of Man; a Manxman or Manxwoman. countable, uncountable
- 2 a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man wordnet
- 3 the Manx; Manx people. collective, countable, in-plural, uncountable
- 4 the ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of Man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions wordnet
- 5 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. countable, uncountable
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- 6 With a truncated or missing tail. broadly, countable, uncountable
"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."
- 7 A cat of the Manx breed; a Manx cat. countable, uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Relating to the Isle of Man or its Celto-Germanic people.
- 2 Manx (pertaining to the Isle of Man or to the Manx language)
- 3 Relating to the Manx language (also known as Manx Gaelic), a Gaelic language of the Goidelic family.
- 4 manx (colloquial or slang) tailless (referring to the Manx cat)
- 5 Relating to the Manx cat breed.
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to the Isle of Man or its inhabitants or their language wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man. uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"People speak English and Manx in the Isle of Man."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "manx"?
Common synonyms include: acaudal, english, ethnonymic, insular, islander, isle of man resident.
How do you use "manx" in a sentence?
People speak English and Manx in the Isle of Man.
How do you pronounce "manx"?
Pronounced /mæŋks/.
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.