Cain

See also: cain, cáin, Caín, càin, Cáin, and Caïn

English

Titian's Cain and Abel (1542-4)

Etymology

From Hebrew קַיִן‎ (Káyin, “craftsman”), present since Old English.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /keɪn/, [kʰeɪn]
Homophones: Caine, cane, Kain, Kane

Proper noun

Cain

(biblical) The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 4:8:
  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.
According to the Book of Jubilees Cain got married to his sister Awan.
(rare) A male given name.
A surname.

Derived terms

apple of Cain
Cain complex
mark of Cain
raise Cain

Translations

son of Adam and Eve

Arabic: قَابِيل‎ (ar) m (qābīl)
Aramaic:
Syriac: ܩܐܝܢ‎
Catalan: Caín (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 該隱 (zh), 该隐 (zh) (Gāiyǐn)
Dutch: Kaïn (nl) m
Ewe: Kain
Faroese: Káin m
Finnish: Kain
French: Caïn (fr) m
German: Kain m
Greek: Κάιν m (Káin)
Ancient: Κάϊν (Káïn)
Hebrew: קַ֔יִן‎ (he) m (Qáyin)

Irish: Cáin m
Italian: Caino m
Japanese: カイン (Kain)
Korean: 카인 (Kain)
Maltese: Kajin m
Manx: Cain m
Ngazidja Comorian: Kabila
Old English: Cāin
Persian: قابیل‎ (fa) (qâbil)
Portuguese: Caim (pt) m
Russian: Ка́ин (ru) m (Káin)
Spanish: Caín (es) m
Swedish: Kain
Telugu: హంతకుడు (te) (hantakuḍu)
Turkish: Kabil (tr)

See also

Anagrams

Inca, NIAC, Nica, inca

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