Manx

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmæŋks/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mangks)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Manx  (mangks),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, or their language.

n. 
  1. (used with a pl. v.) the inhabitants of the Isle of Man.
  2. 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/
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, their language, or their dialect of English
  1. a language of the Isle of Man, belonging to the N Celtic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Scottish Gaelic
  2. (functioning as plural) the people of the Isle of Man
Etymology: 16th Century: earlier Maniske, from Scandinavian, from Mana Isle of Man + -iske -ish
'Manx' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Gaelic - Goidelic - Man - Manx cat - Manxman - manx cat - shearwater

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