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footpath

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)

Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.
(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

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footway

English

Etymology

From Middle English fotwei, equivalent to foot +? way. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foutwai, German Fußweg.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?f?t?we?/

Noun

footway (plural footways)

A passage for pedestrians only.

Synonyms

(passage for pedestrians): footpath, platform, pavement, sidewalk

References

footway in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
“footway”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

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