lumbago
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lumbago
- /lʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/ UK
- /ˌlʌmˈbeɪˌɡoʊ/ US
- /ˌləm-/ US
Rhymes with -eɪɡəʊ
Where it comes from
The noun is borrowed from Late Latin lumbāgō (“backache of the lumbar region”), from Late Latin lumbus (“lumbar”), Latin lumbus (“loin”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“loins”)) + -āgō (suffix forming nouns describing objects, animals, and plants).
The verb is derived from the noun.
noun lumbagos
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Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.
Sir Oswald Feiling winced as he turned to go home. He had felt a warning twinge of lumbago.
Similar: low back pain, LBP
- An episode of such backache.
verb lumbagos · lumbagoing · lumbagoed
- To affect (someone) with lumbago.
Translations
Every language
noun backache of the lumbar region
| Español | lumbago, lumbalgia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 요통 yotong |
| 日本語 | 腰痛 yōtsū |
| 中文 | 下背痛 xiàbèitòng, 腰痛 yāotòng |
| Português | lumbago, lombalgia |
| Français | lumbago, lombalgie, tour de reins |
| Deutsch | Lumbago, Hexenschuss, Lumbalgie |
| Italiano | lombaggine, lombalgia, lumbalgia |
| Ελληνικά | οσφυαλγία osfyalgía |
| Română | lumbago, dorsalgia joasă, durerea lombară |
| Русский | люмба́го ljumbágo |
| Tiếng Việt | đau lưng dưới, y chứng đau lưng |
| العربية | أَلَمْ قَطَنِيّ ʔalam qaṭaniyy, أَلَمْ اَلْقَطَنْ ʔalam al-qaṭan |
| עברית | מתנת |
verb to affect (someone) with lumbago
| Español | dar lumbago a alguien |
|---|
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title = {lumbago},
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