noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈfʊtˌpɑːθ/
Northern-England, US:/ˈfʊtˌpæθ/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:F UH1 T P AE2 TH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: footpad, footway, walkway
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, India, Ireland, New-Zealand
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trottoir, pavement, sidewalk
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a trodden path
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pathway
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: path
History
Etymology
From Middle English foot path, footpath; equivalent to foot + path. Compare Saterland Frisian Foutpaad (“footpath”), West Frisian fuotpaad (“footpath”), Dutch voetpad (“footpath”), German Low German Footpadd (“footpath”), German Fußpfad (“footpath”).
Across languages
Translations
102 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَمْشًى
(mamšan)
— path to be used by people walking
Arabic:
مَسار الْشَاة
(masār al-šāh)
— path to be used by people walking
Armenian:
ոտքի ճանապարհ
(otkʻi čanaparh)
— path to be used by people walking
Basque:
oinezko bide
— path to be used by people walking
Belarusian:
пешахо́дная даро́жка
(pješaxódnaja daróžka)
— path to be used by people walking
Bulgarian:
тротоа́р
(trotoár)
— path to be used by people walking
Bulgarian:
пъте́ка
(pǎtéka)
— path to be used by people walking
Catalan:
senda
— path to be used by people walking
Catalan:
sendera
— path to be used by people walking
Catalan:
sender
— path to be used by people walking
Catalan:
viarany
— path to be used by people walking
Catalan:
corriol
— path to be used by people walking
Chinese Mandarin:
人行道
(rénxíngdào)
— path to be used by people walking
Chinese Mandarin:
步道
(bùdào)
— path to be used by people walking
Chinese Mandarin:
小徑 /小径
(xiǎojìng)
— path to be used by people walking
Czech:
pěšina
— path to be used by people walking
Danish:
gangsti
— path to be used by people walking
Darkinjung:
muru
— path to be used by people walking
Dutch:
voetpad
— path to be used by people walking
Esperanto:
piedvojo
— path to be used by people walking
Estonian:
jalgrada
— path to be used by people walking
Finnish:
polku
— path to be used by people walking
Finnish:
kinttupolku
— path to be used by people walking
French:
sentier
— path to be used by people walking
French:
chemin pédestre
— path to be used by people walking
Saterland Frisian:
Foutwai
— path to be used by people walking
Galician:
beirarrúa
— path to be used by people walking
Georgian:
სცალფეხო გზა
(scalpexo gza)
— path to be used by people walking
German:
Fußweg
— path to be used by people walking
German:
Fußpfad
— path to be used by people walking
Greek:
μονοπάτι
(monopáti)
— path to be used by people walking
Hebrew:
מִשְׁעוֹל
(mish'ól)
— path to be used by people walking
Hindi:
पगडंडी
(pagḍaṇḍī)
— path to be used by people walking
Hungarian:
sétány
— path to be used by people walking
Icelandic:
tá
— path to be used by people walking
Indonesian:
jalan setapak
— path to be used by people walking
Ingrian:
jalkatroppa
— path to be used by people walking
Japanese:
小道
(komichi)
— path to be used by people walking
Japanese:
歩道
(hodō)
— path to be used by people walking
Japanese:
歩行者道
(hokōshadō)
— path to be used by people walking
Korean:
보도
(bodo)
— path to be used by people walking
Latin:
trāmes
— path to be used by people walking
Latin:
sēmita
— path to be used by people walking
Latvian:
taka
— path to be used by people walking
Lithuanian:
takas
— path to be used by people walking
Macedonian:
патека
(pateka)
— path to be used by people walking
Macedonian:
пешачка патека
(pešačka pateka)
— path to be used by people walking
Malayalam:
നടപ്പാത
(naṭappāta)
— path to be used by people walking
Māori:
ara takahi
— path to be used by people walking
Māori:
ara hīkoi
— path to be used by people walking
Norman:
marchépid
— path to be used by people walking
Norwegian Bokmål:
gangsti
— path to be used by people walking
Norwegian Bokmål:
gangvei
— path to be used by people walking
Norwegian Bokmål:
gangveg
— path to be used by people walking
Norwegian Bokmål:
fortau
— path to be used by people walking
Norwegian Nynorsk:
gangstig
— path to be used by people walking
Norwegian Nynorsk:
gangsti
— path to be used by people walking
Norwegian Nynorsk:
gangveg
— path to be used by people walking
Norwegian Nynorsk:
fortau
— path to be used by people walking
Dari:
پِیَادَهرَو
(piyāda-raw)
— path to be used by people walking
Iranian Persian:
پِیَادِهرَو
(piyâde-row)
— path to be used by people walking
Polish:
ścieżka
— path to be used by people walking
Polish:
dróżka
— path to be used by people walking
Polish:
szlak
— path to be used by people walking
Portuguese:
senda
— path to be used by people walking
Portuguese:
trilha
— path to be used by people walking
Romanian:
cărare
— path to be used by people walking
Romanian:
potecă
— path to be used by people walking
Russian:
пешехо́дная доро́жка
(pešexódnaja doróžka)
— path to be used by people walking
Russian:
тротуа́р
(trotuár)
— path to be used by people walking
Scottish Gaelic:
frith-rathad
— path to be used by people walking
Sikkimese:
རྐང་ལམ
(rkang lam)
— path to be used by people walking
Slovak:
chodník
— path to be used by people walking
Slovak:
cestička
— path to be used by people walking
Slovene:
steza
— path to be used by people walking
Lower Sorbian:
sćažka
— path to be used by people walking
Upper Sorbian:
šćežka
— path to be used by people walking
Upper Sorbian:
pućik
— path to be used by people walking
Spanish:
acera
— path to be used by people walking
Spanish:
vía peatonal
— path to be used by people walking
Swahili:
njia ya miguu
— path to be used by people walking
Swedish:
gångväg
— path to be used by people walking
Swedish:
gångstig
— path to be used by people walking
Tagalog:
daanan ng tao
— path to be used by people walking
Tajik:
пиёдагард
(piyodagard)
— path to be used by people walking
Tajik:
пиёдарав
(piyodarav)
— path to be used by people walking
Telugu:
కాలిబాట
(kālibāṭa)
— path to be used by people walking
Thai:
ทางเท้า
(taang-táao)
— path to be used by people walking
Thai:
บาทวิถี
(bàat-wí-tǐi)
— path to be used by people walking
Thai:
ฟุตบาท
(fút-bàat)
— path to be used by people walking
Turkish:
patika
— path to be used by people walking
Turkish:
kaldırım
— path to be used by people walking
Ottoman Turkish:
چیغیر
(çığır)
— path to be used by people walking
Ukrainian:
пішохі́дна дорі́жка
(pišoxídna dorížka)
— path to be used by people walking
Vietnamese:
đường mòn
— path to be used by people walking
Walloon:
pazea
— path to be used by people walking
Walloon:
pî-sinte
— path to be used by people walking
Welsh:
llwybr
— path to be used by people walking
Welsh:
llwybr troed
— path to be used by people walking
Welsh:
troedlwybr
— path to be used by people walking
Welsh:
troedffordd
— path to be used by people walking
Woiwurrung:
bajejenong
— path to be used by people walking
