different between aisle vs footpath

English

Alternative forms

• isle (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French aisle (“wing”) (Modern French aile), from Latin ?la.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: ?l, IPA^(key): /a??l/
• Rhymes: -a?l
• Homophones: I'll, isle

Noun

aisle (plural aisles)

1. A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.
2. A clear path through rows of seating.
3. A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale.
4. Any path through an otherwise obstructed space.
5. (transport) Seat in public transport, such as a plane, train or bus, that's beside the aisle.

   Do you want to seat window or aisle?

6. (US, politics) An idiomatic divide between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, who are said to be on two sides of the aisle.

Synonyms

• (path senses): isle
• (seat beside an aisle): aisle seat

Antonyms

• (seat on the aisle side): window, window seat

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Alesi, ELISA, Elias, eLISA, saile, slaie

French

Noun

aisle f (plural aisles)

1. Obsolete form of aile.

Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

aisle f (genitive singular aisle, nominative plural aislí)

1. Alternative form of aisling (“vision; vision poem”)

Etymology 2

Noun

aisle f

1. inflection of aisil (“part, piece, joint”):
   1. genitive singular
   2. plural

Etymology 3

Noun

aisle f

1. inflection of aiseal (“axle”):
   1. genitive singular
   2. plural

Mutation

Further reading

• "aisle" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Middle French

Alternative forms

• aesle, æsle

Etymology

From Old French aile, from Latin ala with the addition of an unetymological s

Noun

aisle f (plural aisles)

1. wing (anatomical structure of flying animals)

Descendants

• English: aisle
• French: aile

English

Etymology

From 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): /?f?t?p???/
• (US, Northern England) IPA^(key): /?f?t?pæ?/

Noun

footpath (plural footpaths)

1. Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.
2. (Australia, New Zealand) A paved footpath located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians; a pavement or sidewalk.

Synonyms

• (path for pedestrians): footpad, footway, walkway, platform, pavement, sidewalk

Translations

Further reading

• footpath on Wikipedia.Wikipedia