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English word origin

Etymology of Manx

Altered from Maniske, from assumed Old Norse *manskr, an adjectival form of Mǫn (“Isle of Man”), from Old Irish Mana; compare with Norwegian Bokmål mansk.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

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

name

A Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man.

adj

Relating to the Isle of Man or its Celto-Germanic people. · Relating to the Manx language (also known as Manx Gaelic), a Gaelic language of the Goidelic family. · Relating to the Manx cat breed native to the Isle of Man, principally characterized by suppression of the tail, and with a short-haired coat and rounded, cobby body. · With a truncated or missing tail.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Altered from Maniske, from assumed Old Norse *manskr, an adjectival form of Mǫn (“Isle of Man”), from Old Irish Mana; compare with Norwegian Bokmål mansk.

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