càin

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

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish cáin.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

càin f (genitive singular càine or cànach, plural càintean)

  1. tax
  2. fine

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Verb[edit]

càin (past chàin, future càinidh, verbal noun càineadh, past participle càinte)

  1. scold, criticise, denounce
  2. slander, vilify

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