lintel

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin *līntellus, for *līmitellus, diminutive noun from līmes. Equivalent to limit +‎ -el. === 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. ==== Synonyms ==== overslay superliminary header ==== Antonyms ==== threshold ==== Coordinate terms ==== jamb sill ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Lintel (architecture) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “lintel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === lentil, tellin, tellin' == Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin limitalis, from Latin liminaris. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /linˈtɛl/ [lin̪ˈt̪ɛɫ] Rhymes: -ɛl Hyphenation: lin‧tel === Noun === lintel m (plural linteis) lintel Synonym: lumieira ==== Related terms ==== === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lintel”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lintel”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lintel”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Old French == === Noun === 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 ==== French: linteau → Middle English: lintel English: lintel → Portuguese: lintel, dintel → Spanish: lintel, dintel == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: lin‧tel === Noun === lintel m (plural lintéis) lintel ==== Coordinate terms ==== parapeito === Further reading === “lintel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “lintel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /linˈtel/ [lĩn̪ˈt̪el] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: lin‧tel === Noun === lintel m (plural linteles) (architecture) lintel Synonyms: dintel, (uncommon) lindel === Further reading === “lintel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025