noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈfʊtwɛə(ɹ)/
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CMU ARPABET:F UH1 T W EH2 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
covering for a person's feet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment
Narrower terms: hosiery, hose
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English foot Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English footwear From foot + -wear.
Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
këpucë
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Southern Altai:
ӧдӱк
(ödük)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Southern Altai:
ӧдӱк-кийим
(ödük-kiyim)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Arabic:
حِذَاء
(ḥiḏāʔ)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Arabic:
مَشَّايَة
(maššāya)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Armenian:
կոշկեղեն
(koškeġen)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Armenian:
կոշիկ
(košik)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Azerbaijani:
ayaqqabılar
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Bashkir:
аяҡ кейеме
(ayaq keyeme)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Basque:
oinetako
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Belarusian:
абу́так
(abútak)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Bulgarian:
обу́вки
(obúvki)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Bulgarian:
обу́вка
(obúvka)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Catalan:
calçat
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Chinese Mandarin:
鞋類 /鞋类
(xiélèi)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Chinese Mandarin:
鞋子
(xiézi)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Chinese Mandarin:
鞋襪 /鞋袜
(xiéwà)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Chinese Mandarin:
鞋履
(xiélǚ)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Czech:
obuv
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Danish:
fodtøj
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Danish:
skotøj
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Dutch:
schoeisel
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Estonian:
jalats
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Estonian:
jalanõu
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Finnish:
jalkine
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
French:
souliers
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
French:
chaussures
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Georgian:
ფეხსაცმელი
(pexsacmeli)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
German:
Schuhwerk
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Ancient Greek:
ὑπόδημα
(hupódēma)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Hungarian:
lábbeli
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Icelandic:
skófatnaður
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Indonesian:
alas kaki
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Irish:
coisbheart
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Italian:
calzatura
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Japanese:
履物
(hakimono)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Japanese:
履き物
(hakimono)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Kazakh:
аяқ киім
(aäq kiım)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Kyrgyz:
бут кийим
(but kiyim)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Latgalian:
apave
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Latvian:
apavs
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Latvian:
apavi
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Lithuanian:
avalynė
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Macedonian:
о́бувки
(óbuvki)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Macedonian:
о́бувка
(óbuvka)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Malayalam:
പാദരക്ഷ
(pādarakṣa)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Mongolian:
гутал
(gutal)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Norman:
caûchement
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Norwegian Bokmål:
fottøy
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Norwegian Bokmål:
skotøy
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Norwegian Nynorsk:
fottøy
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skotøy
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Occitan:
cauçadura
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Persian:
پاافزار
(pâ-afzâr)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Polish:
obuwie
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Portuguese:
calçado
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Romanian:
încălțăminte
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Russian:
о́бувь
(óbuvʹ)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Serbo-Croatian:
о̀бућа
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Serbo-Croatian:
òbuća
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Shor:
азақ кеби
(azaq kebi)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Slovak:
obuv
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Slovene:
obutev
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Spanish:
calzado
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Swedish:
skodon
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Tajik:
пойафзол
(poyafzol)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Tamil:
காலணி
(kālaṇi)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Telugu:
పాదరక్షలు
(pādarakṣalu)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Turkish:
ayakkabılar
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Turkmen:
aýakgap
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Ukrainian:
взуття́
(vzuttjá)
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Uzbek:
oyoq kiyim
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Uzbek:
poyafzal
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Vietnamese:
giày dép
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Volapük:
jukem
— item of clothing that is worn on the foot