Meanings
plural lumbagos
- alsoattributiveuncountablemedicineBackache 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 21 more example
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 105Synonyms: low back pain, LBP
- alsoattributivecountablemedicineAn episode of such backache.
present singular third person lumbagos · participle present lumbagoing · participle past lumbagoed · past lumbagoed
Synonyms & antonyms
nounBackache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.
More synonyms by meaning
nounbackache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-“loins”
- Latinlumbus“loin”
- Late Latinlumbāgō“backache of the lumbar region”
- Englishlumbago
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.
More words from Late Latin, Latin, Proto-Indo-European
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ὀσφυαλγία
- ὀσφυαλγία (osphualgía)backache of the lumbar region
Arabic أَلَمْ قَطَنِيّ, أَلَمْ اَلْقَطَنْ
- أَلَمْ قَطَنِيّ (ʔalam qaṭaniyy)backache of the lumbar region
- أَلَمْ اَلْقَطَنْ (ʔalam al-qaṭan)backache of the lumbar region
Basque lunbagoa, lunbalgia
- lunbagoabackache of the lumbar region
- lunbalgiabackache of the lumbar region
Bulgarian лумбаго, болка в кръста
- лумбаго (lumbago)backache of the lumbar region
- болка в кръста (bolka v krăsta)backache of the lumbar region
Catalan lumbago, dolor lumbar
- lumbagobackache of the lumbar region
- dolor lumbarbackache of the lumbar region
- lumbàlgiabackache of the lumbar region
Chinese Mandarin 下背痛, 腰痛
- 下背痛 (xiàbèitòng)backache of the lumbar region
- 腰痛 (yāotòng)backache of the lumbar region
Czech bederní ústřel, houser
- bederní ústřelbackache of the lumbar region
- houserbackache of the lumbar region
Dutch lumbago, spit
- lumbagobackache of the lumbar region
- spitbackache of the lumbar region
- verschotbackache of the lumbar region
Esperanto lumbalgio
- lumbalgiobackache of the lumbar region
Finnish noidannuoli
- noidannuolibackache of the lumbar region
French lumbago, lombalgie
- lumbagobackache of the lumbar region
- lombalgiebackache of the lumbar region
- tour de reinsbackache of the lumbar region
German Lumbago, Hexenschuss
- Lumbagobackache of the lumbar region
- Hexenschussbackache of the lumbar region
- Lumbalgiebackache of the lumbar region
Greek οσφυαλγία
- οσφυαλγία (osfyalgía)backache of the lumbar region
Hebrew מתנת
- מתנתbackache of the lumbar region
Hungarian lumbágó, derékzsába
- lumbágóbackache of the lumbar region
- derékzsábabackache of the lumbar region
Icelandic þursabit, lendagigt
- þursabitbackache of the lumbar region
- lendagigtbackache of the lumbar region
Indonesian nyeri punggung
- nyeri punggungbackache of the lumbar region
Irish lumbágó
- lumbágóbackache of the lumbar region
Italian lombaggine, lombalgia
- lombagginebackache of the lumbar region
- lombalgiabackache of the lumbar region
- lumbalgiabackache of the lumbar region
Japanese 腰痛
- 腰痛 (yōtsū)backache of the lumbar region
Korean 요통
- 요통 (yotong)backache of the lumbar region
Norwegian Bokmål lumbago
- lumbagobackache of the lumbar region
Polish lumbago, postrzał
- lumbagobackache of the lumbar region
- postrzałbackache of the lumbar region
- heksenszusbackache of the lumbar region
Portuguese lumbago, lombalgia
- lumbagobackache of the lumbar region
- lombalgiabackache of the lumbar region
Romanian lumbago, dorsalgia joasă
- lumbagobackache of the lumbar region
- dorsalgia joasăbackache of the lumbar region
- durerea lombarăbackache of the lumbar region
Russian люмба́го
- люмба́го (ljumbágo)backache of the lumbar region
Spanish lumbago, lumbalgia
- lumbagobackache of the lumbar region
- lumbalgiabackache of the lumbar region
- dar lumbago a alguiento affect (someone) with lumbago
Swedish ryggskott
- ryggskottbackache of the lumbar region
Tamil இடுப்புவலி
- இடுப்புவலி (iṭuppuvali)backache of the lumbar region
Thai ปวดหลังส่วนล่าง
- ปวดหลังส่วนล่างbackache of the lumbar region
Ukrainian люмбаго
- люмбаго (ljumbaho)backache of the lumbar region
Vietnamese đau lưng dưới, y chứng đau lưng
- đau lưng dướibackache of the lumbar region
- y chứng đau lưngbackache of the lumbar region
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with lumbago
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Cite this entry
lumbago. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumbago
“lumbago.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumbago. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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