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