# Manx
## English
### Alternative forms

* Manks (obsolete spelling)

### 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.
Also influenced by Manx Manninagh, an adjectival form of Mannin (“Isle of Man”), Isle of Man; cf Scottish Gaelic Manainneach and Irish Manannach.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: mănks, IPA: /mæŋks/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -æŋks
* Homophone: Mancs

### Adjective

Manx (comparative more Manx, superlative most Manx)
* Relating to the Isle of Man and/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.

#### Derived terms

* Anglo-Manx
* Manx English
* Manxie
* Manxman
* Manxness
* Manxwoman

#### Translations
### Noun

Manx (countable and uncountable, plural Manx or Manxes)
* A member or descendant of the Celto-Germanic people of the Isle of Man; a Manxman or Manxwoman.
* (collective, in the plural) 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.
* (by extension) With a truncated or missing tail.
** 1962, Henry Sturmey, H. Walter Staner, The Autocar: A Journal Published in the Interests of the Mechanically Propelled Road Carriage:At the rear there is a cut-off Manx tail, similar to those of the early Cooper sports cars, and as currently used by Feirari.
** 2006, Colin Patterson, Pet Rats, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 23:The Manx Rat: This tailless rat variety is usually smaller than the standard rat with front legs that are shorter than its hind legs.
** 2016 April 29, Rebecca Boyle, “Strange Manx comet is time capsule from the early solar system”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, New Scientist:
* A cat of the Manx breed; a Manx cat.

#### Synonyms

* (cat of the Manx breed) Manx cat

#### Translations
### Proper noun

Manx
* (uncountable) A Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man.
    Synonym: Manx Gaelic

#### Translations
### See also

* Cymric, the long-haired version of the Manx cat breed.
* Wiktionary's coverage of Manx terms

### Further reading

* Manx language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Manx (cat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Category:Manx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons (for the cat breed)
* Manx - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary
* Learn Manx
* ISO 639-1 code gv, ISO 639-3 code glv (SIL)
* Ethnologue entry for Manx, glv ⁠

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Manx.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɑŋks/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

Manx
* of, or relating to the Isle of Man and/or its Celtic people
* of, or relating to Manx Gaelic

### Proper noun

Manx n
* Manx Gaelic, the Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man

## German
### Alternative forms

* Manks

### Etymology

From English Manx, from assumed Old Norse *manskr, an adjectival form of Mana, Mǫn (“Isle of Man”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maŋks/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Manx n (strong, genitive Manx or Manx', no plural)
* Manx Gaelic (the Celtic (Goidelic) language spoken on the Isle of Man)

#### Related terms

* Manx-Gälisch
* Manx-Katze