Kain

See also: kain and käin

English

Proper noun

Kain

1. 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

1. Cain (biblical character)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaɪn]

Proper noun

Kain m anim (female equivalent Kainová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kain (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Kain	Kainové
genitive	Kaina	Kainů
dative	Kainovi	Kainům
accusative	Kaina	Kainy
vocative	Kaine	Kainové
locative	Kainovi	Kainech
instrumental	Kainem	Kainy

Further reading

• “Kain”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Ewe

Proper noun

Kain

1. Cain (Biblical character)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑi̯n/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯n]
• Rhymes: -ɑin
• Syllabification^(key): Kain
• Hyphenation^(key): Kain

Etymology 1

From Biblical Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin).

Proper noun

Kain

1. Cain (Biblical character)
2. (rare) a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Kain (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Kain	Kainit
genitive		Kainin	Kainien
partitive		Kainia	Kaineja
illative		Kainiin	Kaineihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kain	Kainit
accusative	nom.	Kain	Kainit
	gen.	Kainin
genitive		Kainin	Kainien
partitive		Kainia	Kaineja
inessive		Kainissa	Kaineissa
elative		Kainista	Kaineista
illative		Kainiin	Kaineihin
adessive		Kainilla	Kaineilla
ablative		Kainilta	Kaineilta
allative		Kainille	Kaineille
essive		Kainina	Kaineina
translative		Kainiksi	Kaineiksi
abessive		Kainitta	Kaineitta
instructive		—	Kainein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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 8 male individuals (and as a middle name to 7 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Further reading

• Kain Tapper in the Finnish Wikipedia.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Kain

1. inflection of Kai:
   1. genitive/accusative singular
   2. instructive plural

Anagrams

• Akin, Inka, inka, kani, kina

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɪ̯n/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Homophone: kein
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Proper noun

Kain m

1. Cain (Biblical character)

Derived terms

• Kainsmal
• Kainszeichen

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Cain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈka.in/, (colloquial) /ˈkajn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ain, -ajn
• Syllabification: Ka‧in

Proper noun

Kain m pers

1. (biblical) Cain (son of Adam and Eve)

Declension

Declension of Kain

	singular	plural
nominative	Kain	Kaini/Kainy (deprecative)
genitive	Kaina	Kainów
dative	Kainowi	Kainom
accusative	Kaina	Kainów
instrumental	Kainem	Kainami
locative	Kainie	Kainach
vocative	Kainie	Kaini

Noun

Kain m pers

1. (figuratively) fratricide

   Synonym: bratobójca

Declension

Declension of Kain

	singular	plural
nominative	Kain	Kaini/Kainy (deprecative)
genitive	Kaina	Kainów
dative	Kainowi	Kainom
accusative	Kaina	Kainów
instrumental	Kainem	Kainami
locative	Kainie	Kainach
vocative	Kainie	Kaini

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^(key): /kǎin/
• Hyphenation: Ka‧in

Proper noun

Kàin m anim (Cyrillic spelling Ка̀ин)

1. Cain (Biblical character)

Declension

Declension of Kain

	singular
nominative	Kàin
genitive	Kàina
dative	Kàinu
accusative	Kàina
vocative	Kàine
locative	Kàinu
instrumental	Kàinom

See also

• Àdam
• Ȇva
• Ábel

Swedish

Proper noun

Kain c (genitive Kains)

1. Cain (biblical character)
   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Första Moseboken [Genesis] 4:2”, in Bibel 2000‎, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 4 October 2025:

     Abel var herde och Kain brukade jorden.

     Abel was a shepherd, and Cain worked the soil.

References

• Kain in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1910)

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^(key): /kaˈʔin/ [kɐˈʔɪn̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: Ka‧in

Proper noun

Kaín (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜈ᜔) (biblical)

1. Cain