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path¹
- /pɑːθ/
- [pʰɑːθ] UK
- [pʰäːθ] Australia, New Zealand
- [pʰɐːθ] Australia, New Zealand
- /pɑt̪ʰ/ South Asia
- [päːt̪ʰ] South Asia
- /pæθ/
- [pʰæθ] Canada, US
- [pʰɛəθ] Canada, US
- [pʰeəθ] Canada, US
- [pʰaθ] Ireland, Northern England
- [pʰæθ] Ireland, Northern England
Rhymes with -ɑːθ, -æθ
Where it comes from
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.
noun paths
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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.
Similar: track
- A course taken. the path of a meteor, of a caravan, or of a storm
- 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.
- A method or direction of proceeding. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth.
- A Pagan tradition, for example witchcraft, Wicca, druidism, Heathenry.
- 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.
- 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).
- A continuous map f from the unit interval I=[0,1] to a topological space X.
- 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 b
Similar: trail
verb paths · pathing · pathed
- 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, […]
- 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.
- To pathfind.
path²
Where it comes from
Shortening.
noun
- Pathology.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: way, route, track, course, pathway, footway, footpath, trailhead, sidewalk, thoroughfare, wayside, roadway, driveway, lane, street, avenue
noun
Similar: trail
Translations
Every language
noun a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians
| Español | senda, sendero, trocha, trillo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 길 gil |
| 日本語 | 通路 tsūro, 小道 komichi, 畦道 azemichi |
| 中文 | 路徑 /路径 lùjìng, 蹊徑 /蹊径 xījìng, 道路 dàolù |
| हिन्दी | पथ path, पगडंडी pagḍaṇḍī |
| Kiswahili | ujia |
| Português | trilha, caminho, senda |
| Français | sentier, chemin |
| Deutsch | Pfad |
| Italiano | sentiero |
| Ελληνικά | μονοπάτι monopáti, ατραπός atrapós |
| Română | cărare, potecă |
| Русский | тропа́ tropá, тропи́нка tropínka, доро́жка doróžka, стезя́ stezjá, путь putʹ, стёжка stjóžka |
| Tiếng Việt | đường mòn |
| العربية | طَرِيق ṭarīq, صِرَاط ṣirāṭ |
| עברית | דֶּרֶךְ dérekh |
noun a course taken
| Español | camino |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 道 michi, 方針 hōshin, 軌道 kidō, 道筋 michisuji |
| 中文 | 路徑 /路径 lùjìng |
| हिन्दी | पथ path, मार्ग mārg |
| Kiswahili | ujia |
| Português | caminho |
| Français | chemin |
| Deutsch | Weg |
| Italiano | cammino |
| Ελληνικά | δρόμος drómos, διαδρομή diadromí |
| Română | drum |
| Русский | путь putʹ, доро́га doróga, стезя́ stezjá |
| Tiếng Việt | đường đi, đường lối, lối, lối đi |
| العربية | صِرَاط ṣirāṭ, مَسَار masār |
noun a metaphorical course
| 日本語 | 道 michi, 道筋 michisuji, 方針 hōshin |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पथ path, मार्ग mārg |
| Kiswahili | ujia |
| Português | caminho |
| Deutsch | Weg |
| Italiano | cammino |
| Ελληνικά | μονοπάτι monopáti |
| Română | mers, curs, drum |
| Русский | путь putʹ, стезя́ stezjá |
| Tiếng Việt | con đường, nẻo, lối đi |
noun a method or direction of proceeding
| 日本語 | 道 michi, 道筋 michisuji |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पथ path |
| Kiswahili | ujia |
| Português | caminho |
| Français | sentier |
| Deutsch | Weg, Pfad |
| Italiano | cammino |
| Ελληνικά | δρόμος drómos |
| Русский | путь putʹ, спо́соб spósob |
| Tiếng Việt | con đường, nẻo, lối đi |
| العربية | مَحَجَّة maḥajja |
noun computing: a specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure
| 한국어 | 패스 paeseu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | パス pasu |
| 中文 | 路徑 /路径 lùjìng |
| Português | endereço |
| Français | chemin |
| Deutsch | Pfad |
| Italiano | percorso |
| Русский | путь putʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | đường dẫn |
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title = {path},
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