Manx

See also manx

English

Etymology

Altered from Maniske, from assumed Old Norse *manskr, an adjectival form of Mon (“Isle of Man”), from Old Irish Mana.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mæŋks/, enPR: mănks, X-SAMPA: /m{nks/

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 Goidelic language of the Celtic family.
3. Relating to the Manx cat breed.

Translations

relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people

• Catalan: manx (ca) c, (colloquial) manès (ca) m

  Valencian: manés (ca) m

• French: mannois (fr)
• Icelandic: manskur (is) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: mansk (nb)

  Nynorsk: mansk (nn)

• Scottish Gaelic: Manainneach (gd)
• Welsh: Manawaidd (cy)

relating to the Manx language

• Welsh: Manaweg (cy)

relating to the Manx cat breed

A cat of the Manx breed

Noun

Manx (plural Manxes)

1. A member or descendant of the Celto-Germanic people of the Isle of Man; a Manxman or Manxwoman.
2. 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.
3. A cat of the Manx breed; a Manx cat.

Synonyms

• (cat of the Manx breed) Manx cat

Translations

a Manx person

• French: Mannois (fr) m, Mannoise (fr) f

• Icelandic: Manverji (is) m

the Manx cat breed

• Dutch: manx

• Manx: stubbin (gv) (colloquial)

a cat of the Manx breed

These are translations of the word alone; for translations of the phrase "Manx cat", see Manx cat#Translations.

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: manx (nb) m

  Nynorsk: manx (nn) m

• Polish: manx (pl) m

See also

• Cymric, the long-haired version of the Manx cat breed.

Proper noun

Manx

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

Synonyms

• Manx Gaelic

Translations

Manx Gaelic — see Manx Gaelic

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Manx terms

External links

• Manx language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Manx language
• Manx (cat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Manx (cat)
• Category:Manx on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons: Category:Manx (for the cat breed)
• Manx - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary
• ISO 639-1 code gv, ISO 639-3 code glv
• Ethnologue entry for Manx, gv

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Adjective

Manx (comparative more Manx, superlative most Manx)

1. pertaining 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

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /maŋks/

Proper noun

Manx n

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

Related terms

• Manx-Katze