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lumb-
- variant of lumbo- before a vowel:
lumbar.
Example Sentences
Washington ran a 9:16.65 in the DMR last season in Fayetteville, but the presence of Canadian runner Kieran Lumb meant that it did not count as an American record.
Former UW runner Kieran Lumb, the Canadian national champion in his worlds debut, also just missed the semis, but former All-American Sam Tanner, in his second worlds for New Zealand, did get an auto-advancing spot.
It was the 30th time a wicket had fallen to the first ball of an IPL match, and the third time it has happened to an England player after Michael Lumb in 2010 and Joe Denly in 2019.
Kieran Lumb led the charge this time, posting a career-best 3:52.62.
There was no race in 2020 and Kieran Lumb won it last year.
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Words That Use lumb-
What does lumb- mean?
Lumb– is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “loin.” Loin, frequently in the plural loins, refers to the part of the body above your hip and below the ribcage or around the groin. Lumb– is occasionally used in medical terms, especially in anatomy.
Lumb– comes from Latin lumbus, meaning “loin,” which is also the source of loin as well as technical terms such as lumbago, a type of pain in the lower back, and numbles, the innards of certain animals that are used for food.
What are variants of lumb-?
Lumb– is a variant of lumbo–, which loses its –o– when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article about lumbo-.
Examples of lumb-
A term that you may have come across that uses the form lumb– is lumbar, meaning “of or relating to the loin or loins.” Lumbar comes from Latin lumbāris, which features the equivalent of lumb– in that language.
Lumb– means “loin,” while the –ar part of the word is used to form adjectives meaning “of the kind, pertaining to, having the form of character of,” from Latin –āris. Lumbar literally means “pertaining to the loin.”
What are some words that use the combining form lumb-?
- lumbago (using the equivalent form of lumb– in Latin)
- lumbar hernia
- lumbar rib
- lumbar nerve
- lumbarization
What are some other forms that lumb– may be commonly confused with?
Not every word that begins with the exact letters lumb-, such as lumbrial or lumber, is necessarily using the combining form lumb– to denote “loin.” Learn why lumber means “wood” at our entry for the word.
Break it down!
Based on the meaning of lumb-, where in the body would you expect to find the lumbar nerve?
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