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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Manx (mangks),USA pronunciation adj. - of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, or their language.
n. - (used with a pl. v.) the inhabitants of the Isle of Man.
- the Gaelic of the Isle of Man, virtually extinct.
- Old Norse manskr of the Isle of Man, equivalent. to Man name of the island + -skr adjective, adjectival suffix denoting origin (see -ish1)
- syncopated and metathesized form of earlier Manisk(e) 1565–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Manx /mæŋks/ adj - of, relating to, or characteristic of the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, their language, or their dialect of English
n - a language of the Isle of Man, belonging to the N Celtic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Scottish Gaelic
- (functioning as plural) the people of the Isle of Man
Etymology: 16th Century: earlier Maniske, from Scandinavian, from Mana Isle of Man + -iske -ish |