footpath

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US /ˈfʊtˌpæθ/ UK /ˈfʊtpɑːθ/ See IPA manual

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noun
a path for pedestrians, especially in the countryside

A narrow footpath wound up the hill to the chapel.

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1 noun · a path for pedestrians,... path trailwalkwaypathway track sidewalk pavement

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Related forms foot path footway

Etymology

A compound of foot (Old English fot) and path (Old English pæð), literally a path for the feet. Both elements are native Germanic.

fot Middle English pæð Old English

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# footpath

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈfʊtˌpæθ
**IPA (UK):** ˈfʊtpɑːθ

## Meanings
1. a path for pedestrians, especially in the countryside

## Examples
- A narrow footpath wound up the hill to the chapel.

## Synonyms
- path
- trail
- walkway
- pathway
- track
- sidewalk
- pavement

## Related Forms
- foot
- path
- footway

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fot
- Root: pæð

## Etymology
A compound of foot (Old English fot) and path (Old English pæð), literally a path for the feet. Both elements are native Germanic.

## AI Etymology
Footpath is a compound of foot (Old English fot) and path (Old English pæð), literally a path for the feet. Both elements are native Germanic. Important recorded forms include fot (Old English) and pæð (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a path for pedestrians, especially in the countryside. The wider family includes related words such as foot, path, and footway.

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