# Kain
## English
### Proper noun

Kain
* A surname from Irish, variant of Kane.

### Anagrams

* akin, naik, Kian, Akin, a-kin, Inka, a kin, kina, Naik

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch Kaïn.

### Proper noun

Kain
* Cain (biblical character)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkaɪn]

### Proper noun

Kain m anim (female equivalent Kainová)
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Kain”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

## Ewe
### Proper noun

Kain
* Cain (Biblical character)

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑi̯n/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯n]
* Rhymes: -ɑin
* Hyphenation: Kain

### Etymology 1

From Biblical Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin).

#### Proper noun

Kain
* Cain (Biblical character)
* (rare) a male given name

##### Declension

Possessive forms of Kain (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kainini
Kainini
accusative
nom.
Kainini
Kainini
gen.
Kainini
genitive
Kainini
Kainieni
partitive
Kainiani
Kainejani
inessive
Kainissani
Kaineissani
elative
Kainistani
Kaineistani
illative
Kainiini
Kaineihini
adessive
Kainillani
Kaineillani
ablative
Kainiltani
Kaineiltani
allative
Kainilleni
Kaineilleni
essive
Kaininani
Kaineinani
translative
Kainikseni
Kaineikseni
abessive
Kainittani
Kaineittani
instructive
comitative
—Kaineineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kainisi
Kainisi
accusative
nom.
Kainisi
Kainisi
gen.
Kainisi
genitive
Kainisi
Kainiesi
partitive
Kainiasi
Kainejasi
inessive
Kainissasi
Kaineissasi
elative
Kainistasi
Kaineistasi
illative
Kainiisi
Kaineihisi
adessive
Kainillasi
Kaineillasi
ablative
Kainiltasi
Kaineiltasi
allative
Kainillesi
Kaineillesi
essive
Kaininasi
Kaineinasi
translative
Kainiksesi
Kaineiksesi
abessive
Kainittasi
Kaineittasi
instructive
comitative
—Kaineinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kainimme
Kainimme
accusative
nom.
Kainimme
Kainimme
gen.
Kainimme
genitive
Kainimme
Kainiemme
partitive
Kainiamme
Kainejamme
inessive
Kainissamme
Kaineissamme
elative
Kainistamme
Kaineistamme
illative
Kainiimme
Kaineihimme
adessive
Kainillamme
Kaineillamme
ablative
Kainiltamme
Kaineiltamme
allative
Kainillemme
Kaineillemme
essive
Kaininamme
Kaineinamme
translative
Kainiksemme
Kaineiksemme
abessive
Kainittamme
Kaineittamme
instructive
comitative
—Kaineinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kaininne
Kaininne
accusative
nom.
Kaininne
Kaininne
gen.
Kaininne
genitive
Kaininne
Kainienne
partitive
Kainianne
Kainejanne
inessive
Kainissanne
Kaineissanne
elative
Kainistanne
Kaineistanne
illative
Kainiinne
Kaineihinne
adessive
Kainillanne
Kaineillanne
ablative
Kainiltanne
Kaineiltanne
allative
Kainillenne
Kaineillenne
essive
Kaininanne
Kaineinanne
translative
Kainiksenne
Kaineiksenne
abessive
Kainittanne
Kaineittanne
instructive
comitative
—Kaineinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kaininsa
Kaininsa
accusative
nom.
Kaininsa
Kaininsa
gen.
Kaininsa
genitive
Kaininsa
Kainiensa
partitive
Kainiaan Kainiansa
Kainejaan Kainejansa
inessive
Kainissaan Kainissansa
Kaineissaan Kaineissansa
elative
Kainistaan Kainistansa
Kaineistaan Kaineistansa
illative
Kainiinsa
Kaineihinsa
adessive
Kainillaan Kainillansa
Kaineillaan Kaineillansa
ablative
Kainiltaan Kainiltansa
Kaineiltaan Kaineiltansa
allative
Kainilleen Kainillensa
Kaineilleen Kaineillensa
essive
Kaininaan Kaininansa
Kaineinaan Kaineinansa
translative
Kainikseen Kainiksensa
Kaineikseen Kaineiksensa
abessive
Kainittaan Kainittansa
Kaineittaan Kaineittansa
instructive
comitative
—Kaineineen Kaineinensa :

##### Derived terms

* Kainin merkki

##### Statistics

* The given name Kain belongs to 7 male individuals (and as a middle name to 6 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

#### Further reading

* Kain Tapper in the Finnish Wikipedia.

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

Kain
* inflection of Kai:
** genitive/accusative singular
** instructive plural

### Anagrams

* Akin, Inka, inka, kani, kina

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaɪ̯n/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: kein
* Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

### Proper noun

Kain m
* Cain (Biblical character)

#### Derived terms

* Kainsmal
* Kainszeichen

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Cain.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (standard) /ˈka.in/, (colloquial) /ˈkajn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ain, -ajn
* Syllabification: Ka‧in

### Proper noun

Kain m pers
* (biblical) Cain (son of Adam and Eve)

#### Declension
### Noun

Kain m pers
* (figuratively) fratricide
    Synonym: bratobójca

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Kain in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* Kain in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* Kàjin

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kǎin/
* Hyphenation: Ka‧in

### Proper noun

Kàin m (Cyrillic spelling Ка̀ин)
* Cain (Biblical character)

#### See also

* Àdam
* Ȇva
* Ábel

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* Cain

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Caín, from Latin Cain, from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”). See also Ancient Greek Κάϊν (Káïn).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kaˈʔin/ [kɐˈʔin̪]
* Rhymes: -in
* Syllabification: Ka‧in

### Proper noun

Kaín (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜈ᜔) (biblical)
* Cain