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

Mutation of markiagh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
markiagh	varkiagh	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.