loin
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Etymology 1 edit
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 Old English lendenu, Dutch lende, German Lende, Swedish länd (“haunch, loin”), Danish lænd, Proto-Slavic *lędvьje (Russian ля́двея (ljádveja)). See also lend.
Noun edit
loin (plural loins)
- The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal
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The plural loins is used for a wider body region, or specifically as a euphemism for the pubic region.
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part of the body
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cut of meat
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
loin (plural loins)
- Misspelling of lion.
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Verb edit
loin
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loin
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin longē, from the adjective longus (“long, far-off”). Compare Catalan lluny, archaic Spanish lueñe.
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Adverb edit
loin
- far, distant
- 2018, Zaz, On s'en remet jamais:
- Est-ce que les parfums s’évaporent, ou restent-ils dans notre tête comme ces étoiles qui brillent encore, mais qui sont bien loin de la fête ?
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2014, Indila, Égo
- On est loin, on est loin du Jardin d’Éden, éternelle réalité.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1996, Noir Désir, À ton étoile:
- Dis-toi qu’il n’est pas loin, et qu’on y brille, à ton étoile.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- L’église est si loin de l’usine.
- The church is so far from the factory.
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- Loin is typically construed with de (“of, from”). Indeed, loin de may be thought of as a single compound preposition; for example, one says loin duquel (“far from which”), not *dont […] loin (“from which […] far”).
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Further reading edit
- “loin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- luin (obsolete)
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