groin

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɹoɪ̯n/ ~ /ˈɡɹɔɪ̯n/ (Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɑɪ̯n/ ~ /ˈɡɹɒɪ̯n/ Rhymes: -ɔɪn Hyphenation: groin Homophone: groyne === Etymology 1 === From earlier grine, from Middle English grinde, grynde, from Old English grynde (“abyss”) (perhaps also "depression, hollow"), probably related to Proto-Germanic *grunduz; see ground. Later altered under the influence of loin. ==== Noun ==== groin (plural groins) The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region. The area adjoining this fold or depression. (architecture) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults (geometry) The surface formed by two such vaults. (euphemistic) The genitals. ===== Coordinate terms ===== inguinal ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== groin (third-person singular simple present groins, present participle groining, simple past and past participle groined) To deliver a blow to the genitals of. (architecture) To build with groins. (literary, transitive) To hollow out; to excavate. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English groynen, from a mixture of Old French groignier, grougnier (from Latin grunniō) and Old English grunnian (from Proto-Germanic *grunnōną). ==== Verb ==== groin (third-person singular simple present groins, present participle groining, simple past and past participle groined) To grunt; to growl; to snarl; to murmur. c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.: Such tunges ſhuld be torne out by the harde rootes,Hoyning like hogges that groynis and wrotes. === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== groin (plural groins) Alternative spelling of groyne. === Anagrams === Gorin, O-ring, Ringo, giron == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French groing, gruing, from Late Latin grunium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁwɛ̃/ === Noun === groin m (plural groins) the snout of the pig === Further reading === “groin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === giron == Middle English == === Noun === groin alternative form of groyn