Manx edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

markiagh m (genitive singular markee, plural markee)

  1. rider, horseman
  2. cavalier
  3. jockey

Mutation edit

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
markiagh varkiagh unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.