Phrase guide

Manx cat

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /mæŋks kæt/
  • mănks kăt
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A domestic cat of a breed that is native to the Isle of Man, principally characterized by the suppression of the tail, and with a short-haired coat and a medium-sized, rounded, cobby body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Manx, Manxie

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قِطّ اَلْمَانْكْس (qiṭṭ al-manks) — mammal
  • Catalan: gat manx — mammal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬恩島貓 /马恩岛猫 (Mǎ'ēn dǎo māo) — mammal
  • Czech: Manská kočka — mammal
  • Dutch: manxkat — mammal
  • Esperanto: manksa kato — mammal
  • Finnish: manx — mammal
  • Finnish: mansaarenkissa — mammal
  • French: chat Manx — mammal
  • West-Frisian: Manske kat — mammal
  • Saterland Frisian: Manske Kat — mammal
  • Hebrew: מנקס — mammal
  • Hungarian: Man-szigeti macska — mammal
  • Irish: cat Manannach — mammal
  • Italian: gatto dell'Isola di Man — mammal
  • Japanese: マンクス (mankusu) — mammal
  • Korean: 맹크스 (maengkeuseu) — mammal
  • Latin: felis Manx — mammal
  • Lithuanian: Manksas katė — mammal
  • Manx: kayt Manninagh — mammal
  • Manx: kayt cuttagh — mammal
  • Manx: stubbin — mammal
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Manx katt — mammal
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Manx katt — mammal
  • Polish: manx — mammal
  • Portuguese: gato manx — mammal
  • Romanian: pisică Manx — mammal
  • Russian: мэнкс (mɛnks) — mammal
  • Russian: мэ́нская ко́шка (mɛ́nskaja kóška) — mammal
  • Russian: ко́шка мэнкс (kóška mɛnks) — mammal
  • Scottish Gaelic: cat Manainneach — mammal
  • Spanish: gato manx — mammal
  • Swedish: Manx katt — mammal
  • Thai: แมวแมงซ์ (mæw mæng) — mammal
  • Welsh: cath gota — mammal
  • Welsh: cath Ynys Manaw — mammal