lintel

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English

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Lintel labeled with 2 (sill is number 1)

Etymology

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From Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin *līntellus, for *līmitellus, diminutive noun from līmes. Equivalent to limit +‎ -el.

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lintel (plural lintels)

  1. (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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Galician

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin limitalis, from Latin liminaris.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /linˈtɛl/ [lin̪ˈt̪ɛɫ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛl
  • Hyphenation: lin‧tel

Noun

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lintel m (plural linteis)

  1. lintel
    Synonym: lumieira
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Old French

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Noun

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lintel oblique singularm (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)

  1. lintel (beam)

Descendants

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  • French: linteau
  • Middle English: lintel
  • Portuguese: lintel, dintel
  • Spanish: lintel, dintel

Portuguese

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  • Hyphenation: lin‧tel

Noun

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lintel m (plural lintéis)

  1. lintel

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /linˈtel/ [lĩn̪ˈt̪el]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: lin‧tel

Noun

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lintel m (plural linteles)

  1. (architecture) lintel

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