lumbago en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌlʌmˈbeɪˌɡoʊ/ (General-American)
- /ˌləm-/ (General-American)
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- /lʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(also, attributive, uncountable) 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.
1935, Francis Beeding [pseudonym; John Palmer], chapter VII, in The Norwich Victims, London: Arcturus Publishing, published 2013, →ISBN, →OL, section 2:We may imagine an athletics coach with a scientific training researching into the physiology and the psychology of runners. [...] He finds out the effects of fatigue, of alcohol, of tobacco, of lumbago and of depression upon their performances.
1953, Gilbert Ryle, “Dilemma VII: Perception”, in Dilemmas: The Tarner Lectures, 1953, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire; New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press, published 1954 (1987 printing), →ISBN, page 105:
- (also, attributive, countable) An episode of such backache.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lumbagos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (67)
io lumbago (backache of the lumbar region) · ga lumbágó (backache of the lumbar region) · ka ჭვალი (backache of the lumbar region) · it lumbalgia (backache of the lumbar region) · el οσφυαλγία (backache of the lumbar region) · is þursabit (backache of the lumbar region) · fr lumbago (backache of the lumbar region) · hu lumbágó (backache of the lumbar region) · ar أَلَمْ اَلْقَطَنْ (backache of the lumbar region) · ca lumbago (backache of the lumbar region) · vi đau lưng dưới (backache of the lumbar region) · fi noidannuoli (backache of the lumbar region) · sv ryggskott (backache of the lumbar region) · vi y chứng đau lưng (backache of the lumbar region) · ca lumbàlgia (backache of the lumbar region) · pl heksenszus (backache of the lumbar region) · ta இடுப்புவலி (backache of the lumbar region) · ro lumbago (backache of the lumbar region) · ro dorsalgia joasă (backache of the lumbar region) · cs houser (backache of the lumbar region) · sh крижо̀боља (backache of the lumbar region) · bg болка в кръста (backache of the lumbar region) · uk люмбаго (backache of the lumbar region) · ar أَلَمْ قَطَنِيّ (backache of the lumbar region) · cmn 腰痛 (backache of the lumbar region) · pl lumbago (backache of the lumbar region) · es lumbago (backache of the lumbar region) · uz belangi (backache of the lumbar region) · fr tour de reins (backache of the lumbar region) · nl spit (backache of the lumbar region) · id nyeri punggung (backache of the lumbar region) · wa clipe (backache of the lumbar region) · cmn 下背痛 (backache of the lumbar region) · hu derékzsába (backache of the lumbar region) · ru люмба́го (backache of the lumbar region) · sl lumbago (backache of the lumbar region) · pt lombalgia (backache of the lumbar region) · tg люмбаго (backache of the lumbar region) · th ปวดหลังส่วนล่าง (backache of the lumbar region) · bg лумбаго (backache of the lumbar region) · sl bolečina v križu (backache of the lumbar region) · mk лумбаго (backache of the lumbar region) · fr lombalgie (backache of the lumbar region) · eu lunbagoa (backache of the lumbar region) · grc ὀσφυαλγία (backache of the lumbar region) · nl lumbago (backache of the lumbar region) · de Hexenschuss (backache of the lumbar region) · eo lumbalgio (backache of the lumbar region) · eu lunbalgia (backache of the lumbar region) · de Lumbalgie (backache of the lumbar region) · es lumbalgia (backache of the lumbar region) · ky люмбаго (backache of the lumbar region) · cs bederní ústřel (backache of the lumbar region) · ja 腰痛 (backache of the lumbar region) · it lombaggine (backache of the lumbar region) · pt lumbago (backache of the lumbar region) · it lombalgia (backache of the lumbar region) · he מתנת (backache of the lumbar region) · ko 요통 (backache of the lumbar region) · ca dolor lumbar (backache of the lumbar region) · pl postrzał (backache of the lumbar region) · ro durerea lombară (backache of the lumbar region) · sh križòbolja (backache of the lumbar region) · de Lumbago (backache of the lumbar region) · nb lumbago (backache of the lumbar region) · is lendagigt (backache of the lumbar region) · nl verschot (backache of the lumbar region)