different between loin vs lumbar

English

Etymology

From Middle English loyne, from Old French loigne, from Latin lumbus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lend?- (“kidney, waist”). Cognate with Old English lendenu, Dutch lende, German Lende, Swedish länd (“haunch, loin”), Proto-Slavic *l?dv?ja (Russian ??????? (ljádveja)). See also lend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l??n/
• Rhymes: -??n

Noun

loin (plural loins)

1. The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
2. Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal

Usage notes

The plural loins is used for a wider body region, or specifically as a euphemism for the pubic region.

Derived terms

Related terms

• lumbago
• lumbar

Translations

Anagrams

• Lion, Nilo-, Olin, lino, lion, noil

Finnish

Verb

loin

1. First-person singular indicative past form of luoda.

Anagrams

• ilon, lino, olin

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin long?, from the adjective longus (“long, far-off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lw??/
• Rhymes: -w??

Adverb

loin

1. Far, distant.

   L'église est loin de l'usine.

   The church is far from the factory.

Usage notes

• Loin is typically construed with de (“of, from”). Indeed, loin de may be thought of as a single compound preposition; for example, one says loin duquel (“far from which”), not *dont […] loin (“from which […] far”).

Synonyms

• éloigné

Antonyms

• (far): près, proche

Derived terms

Related terms

• éloigner (verb)
• lointain (adjective)

Further reading

• “loin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• lion, Lion

Irish

Alternative forms

• luin (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [l???n?]

Noun

loin m

1. genitive singular of lon

English

Etymology

From Latin lumbus (“loin”) + -ar. See loin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: l?m?bä IPA^(key): /?l?m.b??/
• (US) enPR: l?m?bär IPA^(key): /?l?m.b??/

Adjective

lumbar (not comparable)

1. Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

lumbar (plural lumbars)

1. (informal) The lumbar region.

   Synonym: lower back

2. A lumbar vertebra.

Anagrams

• Labrum, brumal, labrum, umbral

Catalan

Adjective

lumbar (masculine and feminine plural lumbars)

1. (anatomy) lumbar

Related terms

• llom

Further reading

• “lumbar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “lumbar” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “lumbar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “lumbar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Adjective

lumbar m or f (plural lumbares)

1. (anatomy) lumbar

Derived terms

• vértebra lumbar

Related terms

• lombo

Further reading

• “lumbar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lumbus (“loin”) +? -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lum?ba?/, [l?m?ba?]

Adjective

lumbar (plural lumbares)

1. lumbar

Derived terms

Related terms

• lomo

Further reading

• “lumbar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.