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Cainus
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Latin
Alternative forms
la Cain
Etymology
From la grc Κάϊν, in turn from Biblical Hebrew hbo קַיִן Qayin. The stress on the penultimate is extrapolated from the descended Italian it Caino and Spanish es Caín, but it is no proof of vocalic length and even contrasts with the original Greek.
Pronunciation
Caīnus yes
Proper noun
Caīnus<2>
la male Hebrew Cain
Declension
Caīnus<2>