Library / English Dictionary

MANX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man

Synonyms:

Manx; Manx cat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Manx" is a kind of...):

domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat (any domesticated member of the genus Felis)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of Man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Manx" is a kind of...):

Erse; Gaelic; Goidelic (any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland)

Derivation:

Manx (of or relating to the Isle of Man or its inhabitants or their language)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Isle of Man or its inhabitants or their language

Example:

there are few Manx speakers alive today

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Man (one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea)

Derivation:

Manx (the ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of Man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions)

Credits