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English
Noun
cain (countable and uncountable, plural cains)
- Alternative form of kain
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Anagrams
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Particle
cain
- Alternative form of cani used before the preverb ro-
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 2c4
Cain ro·noíbad Abracham tri hiris? In tree ǽm didiu fa nacc?- Hasn’t Abraham been sanctified through faith? Through it then indeed or not?
Old Tupi
Noun
cain
- Lamy spelling of ka'i
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh cein, from Proto-Celtic *kanis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
cain (feminine singular cain, plural ceinion, equative ceined, comparative ceinach, superlative ceinaf)
- fine
- lovely
- intricate
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cain”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies