markiagh

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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.