Caín
Catalan
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
- 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.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Caín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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