manx
/mæːŋks/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Relating to the Isle of Man or its Celto-Germanic people.
adj
Relating to the Manx language (also known as Manx Gaelic), a Gaelic language of the Goidelic family.
adj
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.
noun
A member or descendant of the Celto-Germanic people of the Isle of Man; a Manxman or Manxwoman.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
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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.
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Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mæːŋks/
- British English: /ˈmæŋks/
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Phrases
Anglo-Manx
Manx English
the long-haired version of the Manx cat breed
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