caient

Catalan

Etymology

From caure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kəˈjen]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kəˈjent]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈjent]

Noun

caient m (plural caients)

1. drape (of clothing)
2. (nautical) Either of the two vertical edges of a square sail

Derived terms

• caient de popa
• caient de proa

Verb

caient

1. gerund of caure

Further reading

• “caient”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007