Manx
pronunciation
How to pronounce Manx in British English:
UK [mæŋks]
How to pronounce Manx in American English:
US [mæŋks]
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- Noun:
- the Gaelic language formerly spoken on the Isle of Man
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the Isle of Man or its inhabitants or their language
Word Origin
- Manx
- 1798, earlier Manks (1620s), metathesized from Maniske (1570s) "of the Isle of Man," from Old Norse *manskr, from Man (from Old Irish Manu "Isle of Man") + suffix -iskr "ish." Manx cat, without a tail, first attested 1843.
Example
- 1. The manx breed of cat has no tail .
- 2. But the investment in keeping manx alive doesn 't appeal to everyone , stowell admits .
- 3. The manx government also persuaded the international space university ( isu ) to set up a research centre at the island 's business school .
- 4. Linda : if only I could find a real manx .
- 5. Producers in both wales and the isle of man have been known to bottle spirits , originally distilled in scotland but locally reprocessed in some way , as welsh or manx .