Cain
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Etymology
[edit]From Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”), present since Old English.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /keɪn/, [kʰeɪn]
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪn
- Homophones: Caine, cane, Kain, Kane
Proper noun
[edit]Cain
- (biblical) The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.
- According to the Book of Jubilees Cain got married to his sister Awan.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 4:8, column 2:
- And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to paſſe when they were in the field, that Cain roſe vp againſt Abel his brother, and ſlew him.
- (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]son of Adam and Eve
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Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cain is the 551st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 60,948 individuals. Cain is most common among White (77.21%) and Black (17.00%) individuals.
See also
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”)
Proper noun
[edit]Cain m
Declension
[edit]Declension of Cain (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | Cain | — |
accusative | Cain | — |
genitive | Caines | — |
dative | Caine | — |
Tagalog
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈʔin/ [kɐˈʔin̪]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: Ca‧in
Proper noun
[edit]Caín (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜈ᜔)
- Alternative spelling of Kain
Further reading
[edit]- “Cain”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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