Meanings
loin1
loin2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.
More synonyms by meaning
nouneither side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-“kidney, waist”
- Proto-Germanic*lundwuz
- Latinlumbus
- Vulgar Latin*lumbea
- Old Frenchloigne
- Middle Englishloyne
- Englishloin
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.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans lende
- lendepart of the body
Ancient Greek ὀσφῦς
- ὀσφῦς (osphûs)part of the body
Arabic حَقْوْ
- حَقْوْ (ḥaqw)part of the body
Bulgarian слабини, филе
- слабини (slabini)part of the body
- филе (file)cut of meat
Catalan llom, llom
- llompart of the body
- llomcut of meat
Danish lænd
- lændpart of the body
Dutch lendenstuk, carré
- lendenstukcut of meat
- carrécut of meat
Esperanto lumbo, lumbaĵo
- lumbopart of the body
- lumbaĵocut of meat
Finnish kuve, kylki
- kuvepart of the body
- kylkicut of meat
- kyljysrivicut of meat
- kyljysselkäcut of meat
- kuvecut of meat
- selkäcut of meat
- ranskanpaisticut of meat
- kylkipaisticut of meat
French lombes, filet
- lombespart of the body
- filetcut of meat
- côtes premièrescut of meat
German Lende, Rippenstück
- Lendepart of the body
- Rippenstückcut of meat
- Karreecut of meat
Greek λαγόνες, φιλέτο
- λαγόνες (lagónes)part of the body
- φιλέτο (filéto)cut of meat
Hebrew חֲלָצַיִם, יָרֵךְ
- חֲלָצַיִם (ḥalatsáyim)part of the body
- יָרֵךְ (yarékh)cut of meat
Hungarian ágyék
- ágyékpart of the body
Italian lombo, lombata
- lombopart of the body
- lombatacut of meat
Japanese 腰部
- 腰部 (yōbu)part of the body
Latin lumbus
- lumbuspart of the body
Māori tikihope, kiko hope
- tikihopepart of the body
- kiko hopecut of meat
Norwegian lende
- lendepart of the body
Polish lędźwie, polędwica
- lędźwiepart of the body
- polędwicacut of meat
Portuguese lombo, lombo
- lombopart of the body
- lombocut of meat
Romanian șale
- șalepart of the body
Russian поясни́ца, филе́йная ча́сть
- поясни́ца (pojasníca)part of the body
- филе́йная ча́сть (filéjnaja částʹ)cut of meat
Spanish lomo, lomos
- lomopart of the body
- lomoscut of meat
Swedish länd, fransyska
- ländpart of the body
- fransyskacut of meat
Turkish bel, fileto
- belpart of the body
- filetocut of meat
- kontrfilecut of meat
Vietnamese thăn, thăn
- thănpart of the body
- thăncut of meat
Yiddish לענד
- לענד (lend)part of the body
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with loin
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Cite this entry
loin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loin
“loin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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