gaine

See also: gainé

French

Etymology

From Old French guaïne, inherited from Latin vāgīna (with change of /w/ to /ɡ/ influenced by Germanic). Doublet of vagin. Compare Italian guaina, Catalan beina, Spanish vaina, Portuguese bainha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

gaine f (plural gaines)

1. sheath (for dagger etc.)
2. (technology) casing, sheathing
3. (botany) sheath

Related terms

• vagin

Verb

gaine

1. first-person singular present indicative of gainer
2. third-person singular present indicative of gainer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of gainer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of gainer
5. second-person singular imperative of gainer

Further reading

• “gaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• gênai

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gegn.

Adjective

gaine

1. Alternative form of gayn (“direct, fast, good, helpful”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse gegna.

Verb

gaine

1. Alternative form of gaynen

Etymology 3

From Old English ġeġn.

Preposition

gaine

1. Alternative form of gain (“against”)