See also: cain, Cain, -cain-, caín, Caín, Caïn, càin, and Cáin

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish cáin (law, rule, fine, tax, tribute). The verb is from Middle Irish cáinid (revile, rail at, reproach), from the noun.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cáin f (genitive singular cánach or cána, nominative plural cánacha)

  1. (literary)
    1. law, rule, regulation, set of laws or rules or regulations
    2. due, tribute
  2. fine, penalty
    Synonym: fíneáil
  3. impost, tax, taxation

Declension

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Standard inflection (fifth declension):

Alternative inflection (third declension):

Derived terms

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Verb

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cáin (present analytic cáineann, future analytic cáinfidh, verbal noun cáineadh, past participle cáinte) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. fine (issue a fine as punishment)
  2. criticise, condemn, censure

Conjugation

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Alternative conjugation:

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cáin cháin gcáin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *ká(g)ni- (tribute, law).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cáin f

  1. law (system, set of regulations), regulation, rule
  2. legal due, fine, tax, tribute

Inflection

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Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cáin cáinL cánaiH
Vocative cáin cáinL cánaiH
Accusative cáinN cáinL cánaiH
Genitive cánoH, cánaH cánoH, cánaH cánaeN
Dative cáinL cánaib cánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: cáin
  • Scottish Gaelic: càin

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cáin cháin cáin
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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