Transcription
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- [mangks]
- /mæŋks/
- /mæŋks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mangks]
- /mæŋks/
Definitions of manx word
- adjective manx of or relating to the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, or their language. 1
- noun manx (used with a plural verb) the inhabitants of the Isle of Man. 1
- noun manx the Gaelic of the Isle of Man, virtually extinct. 1
- proper noun manx Celtic language 1
- noun manx people from Isle of Man 1
- noun manx Manx cat 1
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Origin of manx
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; syncopated and metathesized form of earlier Manisk(e) < Old Norse manskr of the Isle of Man, equivalent to Man name of the island + -skr adj. suffix denoting origin (see -ish1)
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Parts of speech for Manx
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
manx popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
manx usage trend in Literature
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