markiagh

Manx

Etymology

Possibly a back-formation from markiaght (“horsemanship”), from Old Irish marcaigecht. Compare Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Old Irish marcach (“rider, horseman”)

Noun

markiagh m (genitive singular markee, plural markee)

  1. rider, horseman
  2. cavalier
  3. jockey

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
markiaghvarkiaghunchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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