different between lintel vs soffit

English

Etymology

From Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin *l?ntellus, for *l?mitellus, diminutive noun from l?mes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?n.t?l/
• Rhymes: -?nt?l

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• overslay
• superliminary

Antonyms

• threshold

Coordinate terms

• jamb
• sill

Translations

Further reading

• Lintel (architecture) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “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): [lin?t?l]

Noun

lintel m (plural linteis)

1. 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)

1. lintel (beam)

Descendants

• English: lintel (borrowed into Middle English)
• French: linteau
• Portuguese: lintel

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /l??t?w/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /l??t??/
• Hyphenation: lin?tel

Noun

lintel m (plural lintéis)

1. lintel

Coordinate terms

• parapeito

Spanish

Noun

lintel m (plural linteles)

1. lintel

English

Etymology

From French soffite, from Italian soffitto, from sof- (“under”) + past participle of figgere (“to fix”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s?f.?t/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /?s?.f?t/
• Rhymes: -?f?t

Noun

soffit (plural soffits)

1. (architecture) The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.
   • 1983, Monte Burch, Building Small Barns, Sheds & Shelters, page 110

     If the soffit is to be sloping, simply attach the soffit board(s) to the underside of the rafters, butting the edges tight against the fascia board in front and the barn siding in the back.
2. (pipe technology) The top point of the inside open section of a pipe or box conduit.

   The elevation of the pipe soffit is 10.4 meters above mean sea level.

Derived terms

• coffered soffit

Translations

See also

• soffit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia