Manks

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Obsolete form of Manx.
name
  1. Archaic form of Manx.
name
  1. plural of Mank
adj
  1. Something from the English city of Manchester; short for Mancunian, usually "Mancs"
noun
  1. variant plural of Manc
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mank

Pronunciation

/mæŋks/ mănks LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Manx.wav

Word forms

Manks more Manks most Manks

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.

Synonyms

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