cine, m. (gs. ~, pl. -níocha).1. Race. An ~ daonna, the human race. Ciníocha an domhain, the peoples of the earth. Fear mo chine, my kinsman; my namesake. An fear is fearr ar a chine, the best man of his breed. Cén ~ ar díobh é? What is his surname? Cúl le ~, a stranger to one’s kind. Ainm cúl le ~, a name new in the family. S.a. bocht21. 2. Mth:~ cuar, family of curves.