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Manx

//mæŋks// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the Isle of Man or its Celto-Germanic people.
  2. 2
    Manx (pertaining to the Isle of Man or to the Manx language)
  3. 3
    Relating to the Manx language (also known as Manx Gaelic), a Gaelic language of the Goidelic family.
  4. 4
    manx (colloquial or slang) tailless (referring to the Manx cat)
  5. 5
    Relating to the Manx cat breed.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the Isle of Man or its inhabitants or their language wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man. uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A member or descendant of the Celto-Germanic people of the Isle of Man; a Manxman or Manxwoman. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man wordnet
  3. 3
    the Manx; Manx people. collective, countable, in-plural, uncountable
  4. 4
    the ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of Man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions wordnet
  5. 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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  1. 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."

  2. 7
    A cat of the Manx breed; a Manx cat. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

Etymology 3

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.

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