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Manx
Manx M0093700 (măngks)adj. Of or relating to the Isle of Man or its people, language, or culture.n. pl. Manx 1. (used with a pl. verb) The people of the Isle of Man.2. The extinct Goidelic language of the Manx.3. A domestic cat of a tailless breed that originated on the Isle of Man, having either a short or long coat.
[Alteration of Old Norse *Mansk, from Mon, Man-, Isle of Man.]Manx (mæŋks) adj1. (Placename) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, their language, or their dialect of English2. (Peoples) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, their language, or their dialect of English3. (Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, their language, or their dialect of Englishn4. (Languages) a language of the Isle of Man, belonging to the N Celtic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Scottish Gaelic5. (Peoples) (functioning as plural) the people of the Isle of Man[C16: earlier Maniske, from Scandinavian, from Mana Isle of Man + -iske -ish]Manx (mæŋks)
n. 1. (used with a pl. v.) the inhabitants of the Isle of Man. 2. the extinct Celtic language of the Isle of Man, closely related to Irish and Scottish Gaelic. adj. 3. of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, or their language. [1565–75; variant of Manisk(e) < Old Norse manskr of the Isle of Man =Man + -skr -ish1] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Manx - the ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of Man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasionsErse, Gaelic, Goidelic - any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland | | 2. |  Manx - a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of ManManx catdomestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis | | Adj. | 1. |  Manx - of or relating to the Isle of Man or its inhabitants or their language; "the Manx fishing industry"; "there are few Manx speakers alive today" |
TranslationsManx
Manx (măngks), virtually extinct language belonging to the Goidelic or Gaelic group of the Celtic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. The last native speaker, Ned Madrell, died in 1974, but efforts have been made to revive the language, including educating children in Manx, and there are now several hundred active Manx speakers. See Celtic languagesCeltic languages,
subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. At one time, during the Hellenistic period, Celtic speech extended all the way from Britain and the Iberian Peninsula in the west across Europe to Asia Minor in the east, where a district still known as
..... Click the link for more information. .Manx1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, their language, or their dialect of English 2. a language of the Isle of Man, belonging to the N Celtic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Scottish Gaelic 3. the people of the Isle of Man AcronymsSeeMXManx
Synonyms for Manxnoun the ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of ManRelated Wordsnoun a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of ManSynonymsRelated Words- domestic cat
- Felis catus
- Felis domesticus
- house cat
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