lintel
See also: Lintel
English
Etymology
From Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin *līntellus, for *līmitellus, diminutive noun from līmes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪn.təl/
- Rhymes: -ɪntəl
Noun
lintel (plural lintels)
- (architecture) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
- 1915, W.S. Maugham, "Of Human Bondage":
- Athelny had told him that he lived in a house built by Inigo Jones; he had raved, as he raved over everything, over the balustrade of old oak; and when he came down to open the door for Philip he made him at once admire the elegant carving of the lintel.
- 1915, W.S. Maugham, "Of Human Bondage":
Synonyms
- overslay
- superliminary
- header
Antonyms
- threshold
Coordinate terms
- jamb
- sill
Translations
horizontal structural beam
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Further reading
- Lintel (architecture) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “lintel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
- lentil, tellin, tellin'
Galician
Etymology
From Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin limitalis, from Latin liminaris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [linˈtɛl]
Noun
lintel m (plural linteis)
- lintel
- Synonym: lumieira
Related terms
- limiar
References
- “lintel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “lintel” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “lintel” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Old French
Noun
lintel m (oblique plural linteaus or linteax or lintiaus or lintiax or lintels, nominative singular linteaus or linteax or lintiaus or lintiax or lintels, nominative plural lintel)
- lintel (beam)
Descendants
- French: linteau
- → Middle English: lintel
- English: lintel
- → Portuguese: lintel, dintel
- → Spanish: lintel, dintel
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /lĩˈtɛw/ [lĩˈtɛʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /lĩˈtɛl/ [lĩˈtɛɫ]
- Hyphenation: lin‧tel
Noun
lintel m (plural lintéis)
- lintel
Coordinate terms
- parapeito
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /linˈtel/ [lĩn̪ˈt̪el]
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: lin‧tel
Noun
lintel m (plural linteles)
- (architecture) lintel
Further reading
- “lintel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014