lintel
See also: Lintel
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin *līntellus, for *līmitellus, diminutive noun from līmes. Equivalent to limit + -el.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪn.təl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪntəl
Noun edit
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.
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Translations edit
horizontal structural beam
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Further reading edit
- Lintel (architecture) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “lintel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin limitalis, from Latin liminaris.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lintel m (plural linteis)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “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 edit
Noun edit
lintel oblique singular, 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 edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: lin‧tel
Noun edit
lintel m (plural lintéis)
Coordinate terms edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lintel m (plural linteles)
Further reading edit
- “lintel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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