lumbago
Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a…Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.
» Due to my lumbago, I won't be able to attend Koizumi's party.
Infolge meines Hexenschusses werde ich nicht in der Lage sein an Koizumi's Party teilzunehmen.
Из-за моего прострела я не смогу прийти на вечеринку Коидзуми.
Meaning
2 senses(also, attributive, uncountable)Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.
Lumbago, Hexenschuss, Lumbalgie
люмба́гоljumbágo
люмбагоljumbaho
backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc
(also, attributive, countable)An episode of such backache.
Examples
1 sentencesDue to my lumbago, I won't be able to attend Koizumi's party.
ruИз-за моего прострела я не смогу прийти на вечеринку Коидзуми.
deInfolge meines Hexenschusses werde ich nicht in der Lage sein an Koizumi's Party teilzunehmen.
Translations
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Origin
The noun is borrowed from Late Latin lumbāgō (“backache of the lumbar region”), from LateThe 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).
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Forms
plural: lumbagosSynonyms
3 synonyms- backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc:lumbar pain
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable