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path en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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  • /pæθ/
  • [pʰæθ] (Canada, US)
  • [pʰɛəθ] (Canada, US)
  • [pʰaθ] (Ireland, Northern-England)
  • [pʰɑːθ] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [pʰäːθ] (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • [pʰeəθ] (Canada, US)
  • [päːt̪ʰ] (South-Asia)
  • [pʰɐːθ] (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • [pʰæθ] (Ireland, Northern-England)
  • /pɑːθ/
  • /pɑt̪ʰ/ (South-Asia)

Etymology

From Middle English path, peth, from Old English pæþ (“path, track”), from Proto-West Germanic *paþ, from Proto-Germanic *paþaz (“path”). The Proto-Germanic term is possibly borrowed from Iranian, from Proto-Iranian *pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s, from the root *pent- (“to pass”), but this is disputed. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Paad, Pad (“path”), West Frisian paad (“path”), Dutch pad (“path”), German Pfad (“path”), German Low German Padd (“path”), Luxembourgish Pad (“path”). Indo-Iranian cognates could be Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬃 (paṇtā̊, “way”), Old Persian 𐎱𐎰 (p-θ /⁠paθi⁠/), Hindi पथ (path), Sanskrit पन्था (panthā, “path”). See also English find. Doublet of panth.

Meanings

  1. A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
    • Yet ere to to-morrow's ſun ſhall ſhew his head, / The dewy paths of meadows we will tread, / For crowns and chaplets to adorn thy head. a. 1701 (date written), John Dryden, “The Epithalamium of Helen and Menelaus. From the 18th Idyllium of Theocritus.”, in The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, […], volume II, London: […] J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson, […], published 1760, →OCLC, page 412:
    • I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal'lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
  2. A course taken.
    • the path of a meteor, of a caravan, or of a storm
    • Just before Warwick reached Liberty Point, a young woman came down Front Street from the direction of the market-house. When their paths converged, Warwick kept on down Front Street behind her, it having been already his intention to walk in this direction. 1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], →OCLC:
  3. A metaphorical course or route; progress.
    • ⁠But thou and I have shaken hands, ⁠Till growing winters lay me low; ⁠My paths are in the fields I know, And thine in undiscover’d lands. 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXIX”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 61:
    • As I explored the possibility of a library science path, having previously been employed in libraries during my school career and afterwards, I decided that I needed to actually experience work in a library setting full time again […] 2002, Priscilla K. Shontz, Steven J. Oberg, Jump Start Your Career in Library and Information Science, page 21:
  4. A method or direction of proceeding.
    • All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 25:10:
    • The paths of glory lead but to the grave. 1750 June 12 (date written; published 1751), T[homas] Gray, “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”, in Designs by Mr. R[ichard] Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray, London: […] R[obert] Dodsley, […], published 1753, →OCLC:
  5. A Pagan tradition, for example witchcraft, Wicca, druidism, Heathenry.
  6. A human-readable specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure, such as a file system or as part of a URL.
    • Use the network path \\Marketing\Files to find the documents you need.
  7. A sequence of vertices from one vertex to another using the arcs (edges). A path does not visit the same vertex more than once (unless it is a closed path, where only the first and the last vertex are the same).
  8. A continuous map f from the unit interval I=[0,1] to a topological space X.
  9. A slot available for allocation to a railway train over a given route in between other trains.
    • "Permissive" working allows more than one train to be in a block section at one time but trains must be run at low speed in order to stop on sight behind the train in front. Such working is often authorised to allow freight trains to "bunch" together to await a path through a bottleneck instead of being strung out over several block sections, as would be necessary if absolute working were in force. 1962 October, “Talking of Trains: The collisions at Connington”, in Modern Railways, page 232:
    • ... while the planned hourly fast 'Connect' service from Middlesbrough to Newcastle has been postponed indefinitely due to problems in finding paths for it on the East Coast main line. 2019 October, James Abbott, “Esk Valley revival: December 2019 changes”, in Modern Railways, page 78:
    • Echoing McNaughton's comments in 2009, it adds: "The WCML has exhausted its available train paths and no extra services could be run without further significant investment to enhance current infrastructure or build a new line. 2020 May 6, Philip Haigh, “Just one more stop on the long journey to HS2 fulfillment [sic]”, in Rail, page 65:

Forms

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paths Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

eigenpath · cess path · path analysis · path tracing · pathfinding · path length · pathname · keypath · garden path sentence · stormpath · path dependence · pathless · pathwidth · garden-path sentence · pathmaster · pathmaker · multipath · build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door · flowpath · bridle-path · drag path · bridlepath · heelpath · halterpath · path of totality · cross someone's path · cyberpath · path traversal · moonpath · path of least resistance · edgepath · null path length · cowpath · trekpath · pathful · pathline · pathway · racepath · pather · toolpath · hyperpath · lifepath · thought path · thought-path · warpath · hotpath · which-path information · by-path · lead someone down the garden path, lead someone up the garden path · path loss · cart path · pathfind · off the beaten path · pathwise · path-connected · sidepath · path dependency · path integral formalism · path cascade · pathfinder · pathion · superpath · pathbreaking · garden-path · airpath · scanpath · pathbreaker · whale-path · pathside · path rush · towpath · pathlike · path tracer · basepath · flarepath · lightpath · pathworking · pathlet · on-path attack

Hypernyms

forced path · cross paths · bang path · happy path · herd path · Eulerian path · shared use path · desire path · absolute path · tool path · bike path · undirected path · right-handed path · classpath · base path · primrose path · boom path · Hamiltonian path · subpath · critical path · eightfold path · directed path · relative path · cycle path · noble eightfold path · click path · speech path · data path · swept path · mean free path · middle path · return path · flight path · spirit path · right-hand path · glide path · left-hand path · left-handed path · footpath · sample path · flare path · bridle path · bicycle path · towing path · zombie path · garden path

Synonyms

trail · track (A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.)

Translations (382)

pl ścieżka (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · sh pȗt (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ru стезя́ (a course taken) · es trocha (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · fi polku (a metaphorical course) · sv stig (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · lij camìn (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · id jalur (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · sl pot (a course taken) · vi đường đi (a course taken) · ny njira (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · rup cãrari (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · lo ຄອງ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · sq rravë (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ps لار (a method or direction of proceeding) · uga 𐎐𐎚𐎁 (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · pt caminho (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · da sti (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · ru путь (a metaphorical course) · fa-ira گُدار (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · es senda (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · pt trilha (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · hi पगडंडी (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · it cammino (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · bni nzela (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · el ατραπός (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ka გზა (a course taken) · sl pot (a metaphorical course) · nb sti (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · et suund (a method or direction of proceeding) · vi lối đi (a course taken) · te దారి (a method or direction of proceeding) · hi पथ (a method or direction of proceeding) · lo ຮອຍ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · mk патека (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · sq shtegëtimi (a metaphorical course) · nrf c'mîn (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · th รอย (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · mr मार्ग (a metaphorical course) · ltg styga (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · vi con đường (a metaphorical course) · sl steza (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · kaw hĕnu (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · th ทาง (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · mbb dalan (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ru тропа́ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · el δρόμος (a method or direction of proceeding) · da passage (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · wa pazea (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · cs stezka (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · tr yol (a metaphorical course) · oc sendièr (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · it cammino (a metaphorical course) · cst 'ín̄u' (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · pwn djalan (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ug يول (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · fr chemin (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · vi lối (a course taken) · fi tola (a metaphorical course) · ru стезя́ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · fr chemin (a course taken) · da sti (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · wa tchimin (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · ru путь (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ota چیغیر (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · fi latu (a metaphorical course) · hy ուղի (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · sh ста̀за (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · km គន្លង (a course taken) · sq këshyrë (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · nl pad (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · pt caminho (a method or direction of proceeding) · eo pado (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ca sender (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · km ផ្លូវ (a course taken) · da vej (a method or direction of proceeding) · et rada (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · uz yoʻl (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · eu bidexka (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · fo gøta (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · chr ᎡᏓᏍᏗ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · lij sentê (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · mbb enug (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · pl ścieżka (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · bg път (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · cy llwybr (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · sv sökväg (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · ja パス (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · cs pěšina (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · da retning (a course taken) · wyi barring (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · de Weg (a metaphorical course) · gd slighe (a metaphorical course) · uk сте́жка (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · fi rata (a course taken) · ja 方針 (a course taken) · nl pad (topology: a continuous map) · te మార్గం (a course taken) · sw ujia (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · lo ບົດ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · yi וועג (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · fi polku (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ro mers (a metaphorical course) · vi đường mòn (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · da retning (a metaphorical course) · nys bidee (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · es mixtilínea (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · vo luveg (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · fi polku (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · nrf ch'min (a course taken) · pt caminho (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · hi पथ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ja 通路 (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · eu bide (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · sw ujia (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · apw ʼintin (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · wa tchimin (a method or direction of proceeding) · es camino (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · ht chemen (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · wmw njira (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · he דֶּרֶךְ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · he מְסִלָּה (topology: a continuous map) · bn তরিকা (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ru спо́соб (a method or direction of proceeding) · sq shteg (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · mk пат (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · fi reitti (a method or direction of proceeding) · eu bidezidor (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · yi שליאַך (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · fa-ira مَسیر (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · yi דרך (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · lij vîa (a course taken) · ps لار (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · pt endereço (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · tl daan (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · es camino (a course taken) · uk стежи́на (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · de Pfad (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ca camí (a method or direction of proceeding) · be шлях (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · de Pfad (a method or direction of proceeding) · uk путь (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · cmn 路徑 /路径 (a course taken) · cmn 蹊徑 /蹊径 (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ru путь (a method or direction of proceeding) · clt luopuv (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · et teekond (a metaphorical course) · cmn 路徑 /路径 (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · da vej (a course taken) · el μονοπάτι (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · kg nzila (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · it percorso (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · el δρόμος (a course taken) · ru стезя́ (a metaphorical course) · ml വഴി (a method or direction of proceeding) · pt senda (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ca ruta (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · be сьце́жка (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · sq udha (a course taken) · tl landas (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · fi polku (a course taken) · ca camí (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · gl cambeiro (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ja 方針 (a metaphorical course) · sh пу̑т (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · be сце́жка (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · nrf ch'min (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ja(a method or direction of proceeding) · lv taka (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · de Weg (topology: a continuous map) · tr çığır (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ru доро́жка (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · fr chemin (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · tk ýol (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · te మార్గం (a method or direction of proceeding) · hi मार्ग (a metaphorical course) · prg lunki (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · tpw pé class IId (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · mr पथ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · be пуць (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · gl carreiro (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ckb ڕێ (a course taken) · mhn be (a course taken) · ja 軌跡 (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · ro potecă (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · nrf c'mîn (c'mîn) (a course taken) · ru путь (a course taken) · gl trullo (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · fo leið (a course taken) · grc τρίβος (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · km ផ្លូវ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ml പാത (a course taken) · fy paad (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · sa पथ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · tew pʼôe (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ru путь (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · sh stàza (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · yag ruta (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ka ბილიკი (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · tr yol (a course taken) · vec troi (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · kaa soqpaq (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · vi đường dẫn (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · ja パス (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · yi וועג (a course taken) · ml പാത (a metaphorical course) · sw ujia (a course taken) · km ផ្លូវលំ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · sl pot (a method or direction of proceeding) · km ផ្លូវជើង (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ms jalan (a metaphorical course) · vi nẻo (a metaphorical course) · vi đường đi (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · et ahel (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · got 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · my ကြောင်း (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ja(a metaphorical course) · ko 패스 (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · cu пѫть (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · es sendero (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ba һуҡмаҡ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · te కాలిబాట (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · sl pot (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ml പാത (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ms jalan (a course taken) · hi पथ (a metaphorical course) · ar طَرِيق (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · de Weg (a course taken) · sw ujia (a method or direction of proceeding) · vi lối đi (a metaphorical course) · orv путь (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · uk шлях (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · vi con đường (a method or direction of proceeding) · la trāmes (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · da vej (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · pt caminho (a course taken) · ro curs (a metaphorical course) · ckb ڕێ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ln nzila (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · egy wA-A-t:N31 (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · el διαδρομή (a course taken) · gl canexa (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · gl branxeiro (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · sk cestička (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ar مَحَجَّة (a method or direction of proceeding) · mr पाथ (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · da vej (a metaphorical course) · ru путь (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · gl callustra (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · tl pamamaraan (a method or direction of proceeding) · vi bước (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · he מַסְלוּל (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · alt јол (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ru доро́га (a course taken) · ml വഴി (a course taken) · de Weg (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · my လမ်း (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · la sēmita (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · eo aleo (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · te దారి (a course taken) · gd slighe (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · vi lối đi (a method or direction of proceeding) · tpw piara class Ib (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ca trajectòria (a course taken) · ko(a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · grc κέλευθος (a course taken) · fo leið (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · fi reitti (a course taken) · fi polku (topology: a continuous map) · te మార్గం (a metaphorical course) · izh troppa (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · gd slighe (a course taken) · ckb ڕێگە (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ja 道筋 (a course taken) · ln nzela (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · mn зам (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · hi पथ (a course taken) · hu gyalogút (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ar صِرَاط (a course taken) · ht chemen (a method or direction of proceeding) · gl camiño (a course taken) · hu ösvény (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ca sendera (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · is leið (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ca camí (a metaphorical course) · pjt iwara (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · nrf sente (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · eo vojeto (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · te దారి (a metaphorical course) · ro cărare (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · yap woq (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · vi đường lối (a course taken) · chr ᏅᏃᎯ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ta பாதை (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · de Pfad (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · it cammino (a method or direction of proceeding) · uk стежи́нка (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · vi quỹ đạo (topology: a continuous map) · sw ujia (a metaphorical course) · ro drum (a metaphorical course) · gl curripa (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · oc camin (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · it sentiero (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · bn পথ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · id jalan (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ja 軌道 (a course taken) · ca camí (a course taken) · cmn 路徑 /路径 (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · ru тропи́нка (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · tg роҳ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · gl carroucho (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ms jalan (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ga séad (a course taken) · de Pfad (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · ja 畦道 (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · zdj soo (a method or direction of proceeding) · fi suunta (a method or direction of proceeding) · tl paraan (a method or direction of proceeding) · gl senda (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ml വഴി (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · bg пъте́ка (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · lo ທາງ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · cs cesta (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · grc τρίβος (a course taken) · fr sentier (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ja 道筋 (a metaphorical course) · sv färdriktning (a course taken) · sa पन्थ (a metaphorical course) · kk жол (a course taken) · ur پَتھ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · rif abrid (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · hy ճանապարհ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · gl barrancallo (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ms jalan (a method or direction of proceeding) · yi וואַרע (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · tl pinagdaraanan (a course taken) · kk жол (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ckb ڕێباز (a metaphorical course) · tr yol (a method or direction of proceeding) · sv kurs (a course taken) · fa-ira گُذَر (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ja(a course taken) · ar مَسَار (a course taken) · eo vojo (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · fi polku (graph theory: a sequence of vertices from one vertex to another) · pt caminho (a metaphorical course) · gl camiño (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · vi nẻo (a method or direction of proceeding) · ny njira (a course taken) · fa-ira راه (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · tr patika (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · da havegang (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · nl pad (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · lt takas (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · lo ຝອດ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · es trillo (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · wa pî-sinte (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · he מסילה (topology: a continuous map) · az yol (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · it cammino (a course taken) · ar صِرَاط (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · gl sendeiro (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · sv väg (a course taken) · ja 小道 (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ja 道筋 (a method or direction of proceeding) · ckb ڕێ (a metaphorical course) · de Weg (a method or direction of proceeding) · fr sentier (a method or direction of proceeding) · cmn 道路 (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · sa पन्थ (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · oc carrairon (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · nl pad (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ru стёжка (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ro drum (a course taken) · el μονοπάτι (a metaphorical course) · hi मार्ग (a course taken) · tr yol (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ota یول (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · ky жол (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) · nl weg (a course taken) · tr yol (computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure) · gl corredoira (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians)

wikidata: Q193139 · wikidata: Q5004679 · wikidata: Q1415372

path en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) audio
  • /pæθ/
  • [pʰæθ] (Canada, US)
  • [pʰɛəθ] (Canada, US)
  • [pʰaθ] (Ireland, Northern-England)
  • [pʰɑːθ] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [pʰäːθ] (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • [pʰeəθ] (Canada, US)
  • [päːt̪ʰ] (South-Asia)
  • [pʰɐːθ] (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • [pʰæθ] (Ireland, Northern-England)
  • /pɑːθ/
  • /pɑt̪ʰ/ (South-Asia)

Etymology

From Middle English path, peth, from Old English pæþ (“path, track”), from Proto-West Germanic *paþ, from Proto-Germanic *paþaz (“path”). The Proto-Germanic term is possibly borrowed from Iranian, from Proto-Iranian *pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s, from the root *pent- (“to pass”), but this is disputed. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Paad, Pad (“path”), West Frisian paad (“path”), Dutch pad (“path”), German Pfad (“path”), German Low German Padd (“path”), Luxembourgish Pad (“path”). Indo-Iranian cognates could be Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬃 (paṇtā̊, “way”), Old Persian 𐎱𐎰 (p-θ /⁠paθi⁠/), Hindi पथ (path), Sanskrit पन्था (panthā, “path”). See also English find. Doublet of panth.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make a path in, or on (something), or for (someone).
    • His ghoſtly counſells onely doe aduiſe, / The meanes hovv Langlies progenie may riſe, / Pathing young Henries vnaduiſed vvaies, / A Duke of Yorke from Cambridge houſe to raiſe, […] 1597, Michaell [i.e., Michael] Drayton, “Duke Humfrey to Elinor Cobham”, in Englands Heroicall Epistles, London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] Ling, […], →OCLC, folio 56, verso:
  2. (intransitive) To navigate through a file system directory tree (to a desired file or folder).
    • Next, you need to path to the location of the executable and run it from there.
  3. (intransitive) To pathfind.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pathing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
paths Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
pathed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pathed Tense=Past lexicographic

path en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Shortening.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, uncountable) Pathology.