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Old English · proper noun

Cain

Part of speech: proper noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
Modern English: cain abel

Meaning

Cain (the brother of Abel and the first murderer)

Declension

Declension of Cain
	Singular
Nominative	Cain
Accusative	Cain
Genitive	Caines
Dative	Caine

All forms (3)

Cain
Caines
Caine

Etymology

Derived from Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”)

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