footpath
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English
Etymology
From Middle English foot path, footpath; equivalent to foot + path. Compare Saterland Frisian Foutpaad (“footpath”), West Frisian fuotpaad (“footpath”), Dutch voetpad (“footpath”), German Low German Footpadd (“footpath”), German Fußpfad (“footpath”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfʊtˌpɑːθ/
- (US, Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈfʊtˌpæθ/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
footpath (plural footpaths)
- Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 160:
- I felt refreshed after the short rest, and bade the old man farewell and started for town in company with the scared lad, following the footpath below the Grefsen hill.
- (Australia, New Zealand, India) A paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians.
Translations
path to be used by people walking
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sidewalk — see sidewalk
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