Caín

See also: cain, Cain, -cain-, caín, Caïn, càin, cáin, and Cáin

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קַיִן (káyin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈin]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈin]

Proper noun

Caín m

1. Cain (Biblical character)

Derived terms

• caïnita

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קַיִן (káyin). Cognate with Old Spanish Caym.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈin/ [kaˈĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: Ca‧ín

Proper noun

Caín m

1. Cain (Biblical character)
   • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 4:8:

     Y habló Caín á su hermano Abel: y aconteció que estando ellos en el campo, Caín se levantó contra su hermano Abel, y le mató.

     And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

     (KJV)

Derived terms

• pasar las de Caín

 

See also

• Abel
• Adán
• Eva

Further reading

• “Caín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28