adj
Meaning 1
Relating to the Isle of Man or its Celto-Germanic people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Manx
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmæŋks/
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British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales: /ˈmaŋks/
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/ˈmæŋks/ without æ-raising
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[mæŋks] without æ-raising
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/meɪŋks/ US, Canada, æ-raising
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[meɪ̯ŋks] ~ [mɛ̃ŋks] US, Canada, æ-raising
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Australian: /mæːŋks/
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Australian: [mæːŋks]
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Australian: [mɛːŋks] ~ [meːŋks] æ-raising
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New-Zealand: /mɛŋks/
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rhymes with -æŋks
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homophone: Mancs
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/mæŋks/
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CMU ARPABET: M AE1 NG K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Relating to the Manx language (also known as Manx Gaelic), a Gaelic language of the Goidelic family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
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.
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adj
Meaning 4
With a truncated or missing tail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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adj
Meaning 5
Manx (pertaining to the Isle of Man or to the Manx language)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 6
manx (colloquial or slang) tailless (referring to the Manx cat)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 7
A Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: Manx Gaelic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
A member or descendant of the Celto-Germanic people of the Isle of Man; a Manxman or Manxwoman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 9
the Manx; Manx people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: collective, countable, in-plural, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 10
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 11
A cat of the Manx breed; a Manx cat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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adjective
Meaning 12
of or relating to the Isle of Man or its inhabitants or their language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the Manx fishing industry
- there are few Manx speakers alive today
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noun
Meaning 13
a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Manx cat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus
noun
Meaning 14
the ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of Man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
96 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Asturian: manés — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- Catalan: manx — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- Catalan: manès — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- Catalan: manés — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- Dutch: Manx — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- French: mannois — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- Icelandic: manskur — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- Irish: Manannach — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- Manx: Manninagh — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- Norwegian Bokmål: mansk — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- Norwegian Nynorsk: mansk — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- Portuguese: manês — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- Russian: мэ́нский (mɛ́nskij) — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- Scottish Gaelic: Manainneach — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- Welsh: Manawaidd — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- Yiddish: מאַנקס (manks) — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- Yiddish: מאַנקסיש (manksish) — relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people
- Asturian: manés — relating to the Manx language
- Dutch: Manx — relating to the Manx language
- Irish: Gaeilge Mhanann — relating to the Manx language
- Irish: Manainnis — relating to the Manx language
- Manx: Gaelg — relating to the Manx language
- Manx: Gaelg Vanninagh — relating to the Manx language
- Manx: Manninish — relating to the Manx language
- Portuguese: manês — relating to the Manx language
- Welsh: Manaweg — relating to the Manx language
- Yiddish: מאַנקס (manks) — relating to the Manx language
- Yiddish: מאַנקסיש (manksish) — relating to the Manx language
- Yiddish: די מאַנקסישע שפּראַך (di manksishe shprakh) — relating to the Manx language
- Irish: cat Manannach — relating to the Manx cat breed
- Armenian: մեներեն (meneren) — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Armenian: մենական լեզու (menakan lezu) — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Asturian: manés — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Belarusian: мэ́нкская мо́ва (ménkskaja móva) — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Belarusian: мэ́нкская (ménkskaja) — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Breton: manaveg — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Catalan: manx — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Catalan: gaèlic manx — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Catalan: manès — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Catalan: gaèlic manès — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Catalan: manés — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Catalan: gaèlic manés — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Chinese Mandarin: 馬恩語 /马恩语 (Mǎ'ēnyǔ) — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Dutch: Manx — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Dutch: Manx-Gaelisch — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Esperanto: manksa — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Finnish: manksi — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- French: mannois — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- French: manxois — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- German: Manx — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- German: Manx-Gälisch — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Icelandic: manska — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Icelandic: Manar-gelíska — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Irish: Gaeilge Mhanann — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Irish: Manainnis — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Manx: Gaelg — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Norwegian Bokmål: mansk — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Norwegian Bokmål: manx — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Norwegian Nynorsk: mansk — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Norwegian Nynorsk: manx — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Polish: manx — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Portuguese: manx — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Portuguese: manquês — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Portuguese: manês — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Romanian: galeză Manx — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Russian: мэнский (mɛnskij) — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Scottish Gaelic: Gàidhlig Mhanainneach — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Spanish: manés — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Swedish: manx — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Swedish: manniska — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Turkish: Manş Dili — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Volapük: män — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Welsh: Manaweg — a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man
- Asturian: manés — Manx person
- Asturian: manesa — Manx person
- Dutch: Manxman — Manx person
- Dutch: Manxe — Manx person
- French: Mannois — Manx person
- French: Mannoise — Manx person
- Icelandic: Manverji — Manx person
- Irish: Manannach — Manx person
- Manx: Manninagh — Manx person
- Portuguese: manês — Manx person
- Portuguese: manesa — Manx person
- Dutch: manx — Manx cat breed
- Irish: cat Manannach — Manx cat breed
- Japanese: マンクス (Mankusu) — Manx cat breed
- Korean: 맹크스 (maengkeuseu) — Manx cat breed
- Manx: stubbin — Manx cat breed
- Esperanto: Manksa kato — cat of the Manx breed (these are translations of the word alone; for translations of the phrase "Manx cat", see Manx cat)
- French: manx — cat of the Manx breed (these are translations of the word alone; for translations of the phrase "Manx cat", see Manx cat)
- Irish: Manannach — cat of the Manx breed (these are translations of the word alone; for translations of the phrase "Manx cat", see Manx cat)
- Japanese: マンクス (Mankusu) — cat of the Manx breed (these are translations of the word alone; for translations of the phrase "Manx cat", see Manx cat)
- Norwegian Bokmål: manx — cat of the Manx breed (these are translations of the word alone; for translations of the phrase "Manx cat", see Manx cat)
- Norwegian Nynorsk: manx — cat of the Manx breed (these are translations of the word alone; for translations of the phrase "Manx cat", see Manx cat)
- Polish: manx — cat of the Manx breed (these are translations of the word alone; for translations of the phrase "Manx cat", see Manx cat)