dintel

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒĩˈtɛw/ [d͡ʒĩˈtɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dĩˈtɛl/ [dĩˈtɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dĩˈtɛl/ [dĩˈtɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dĩˈtɛ.li/

• Hyphenation: din‧tel

Noun

dintel m (plural dintéis)

1. lintel

Further reading

• “dintel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “dintel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Corruption of lintel, from Vulgar Latin *līntellus, from *līmitellus, diminutive noun from līmes. Compare English lintel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dinˈtel/ [d̪ĩn̪ˈt̪el]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: din‧tel

Noun

dintel m (plural dinteles)

1. alternative form of lintel

   Alternative form: lindel

Further reading

• “dintel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “dintel”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA