loin

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

lumbus

waist

haunch

loins

lumbar region

muzzle

round

side

sirloin

small of the back

snout

sparerib

tenderloin

trunk

waistline

spareribs

part between the two hips

flank

regio lumbalis

groin

hip

kidneys

leg

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Translations

lomo

🔙

Lende

lombo

🔙

lende

lombata

lombes

kruis

lombo

φιλέτο

lonza

reins

lendenstuk

lomos

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɔɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: loyne

Cognate with Old English: lendenu

Cognate with Dutch: lende

Cognate with German: Lende

Cognate with Swedish: länd

Cognate with Danish: lænd

In summary

From Middle English loyne, from Old French loigne, from Vulgar Latin *lumbea, from Latin lumbus, of uncertain origin, possibly from Oscan-Umbrian *londwo- or Proto-Germanic *lundwuz, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“kidney, waist”). Cognate with Modern English lend (“loin”), Dutch lende, German Lende, Swedish länd (“haunch, loin”), Danish lænd, Proto-Slavic *lędvьje (Russian ля́двея (ljádveja)). Doublet of lend.