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English

Etymology

, from West *paþa-, of uncertain origin, but perhaps an early borrowing from an Iranian language (Avestan pɑntɑ (nominative), pɑθɑ (genitive) way, Old Persian pɑthi-), in which case it would be derived from the same Indo-European root as English . Cognate with Dutch , German .

Pronunciation


Noun

(physical)

  1. a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
  2. a course taken.
  3. In the Context of A Pagan tradition, for example witchcraft, Wicca, druidism, Heathenry.


(abstract)

  1. a metaphorical course.
  2. a method or direction of proceeding.
  3. a sequence (in the graph theory) of vertex|vertices from one vertex to another using the arcs (edge|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).


Synonyms


Derived terms


Translations

  • Arabic:
  • Chinese: 路径 (lùjìng), 蹊径 (xījìng)
  • Danish: sti , havegang , passage
  • Dutch:
  • Finnish:
  • French: {{t+|fr|sentier|m}}
  • German: {{t+|de|Pfad|m}}
  • Hungarian: ,
  • Italian: {{t+|it|sentiero|m}}
  • Japanese: 小道 (こみち, komichi)
  • Korean: 길 (gil)
  • Kurdish: ,
  • Portuguese: trilha
  • Russian: {{t+|ru|тропа|f|tr=tropá|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|тропинка|f|tr=tropínka|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|дорожка|f|tr=doróžka|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Slovene: {{t+|sl|pot|f}}, {{t+|sl|steza|f}}
  • Spanish: {{t-|es|senda|f}}
  • Swedish: {{t-|sv|stig|n}}
  • Russian: путь (put’)
  • Slovene: {{t+|sl|pot|f}}
  • Danish: vej
  • Finnish: ,
  • Danish: vej
  • Finnish:

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary, (DRAFT REVISION June 2005)


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English path \path\ (p[.a]th), n.; pl. paths (p[.a][th]z). [AS.
p[ae][eth], pa[eth]; akin to D. pad, G. pfad, of uncertain
origin; cf. Gr. pa`tos, Skr. patha, path. [root]21.]
1. A trodden way; a footway.
[1913 Webster]

The dewy paths of meadows we will tread. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]

2. A way, course, or track, in which anything moves or has
moved; route; passage; an established way; as, the path of
a meteor, of a caravan, of a storm, of a pestilence. Also
used figuratively, of a course of life or action.
[1913 Webster]

All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth. --Ps.
xxv. 10.
[1913 Webster]

The paths of glory lead but to the grave. --Gray.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Path \Path\ (p[.a][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pathed
(p[.a][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Pathing.]
To make a path in, or on (something), or for (some one). [R.]
"Pathing young Henry's unadvised ways." --Drayton.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Path \Path\, v. i.
To walk or go. [R.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet path
n 1: a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our
separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart";
"genius usually follows a revolutionary path" [syn: way,
way of life]
2: a way especially designed for a particular use
3: an established line of travel or access [syn: route, itinerary]
4: a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the
hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an
animal"; "the course of the river" [syn: track, course]
Moby Dictionary
air lane , air line , air route , airway , alameda , approach , artery ,
avenue , beat , beaten path , beaten track , berm , bicycle path ,
boardwalk , boulevard , break , bridle path , broken circuit , catwalk ,
channel , circuit , circuital field , closed circuit ,
complete circuit , condensation trail , contrail , corridor , course ,
dead circuit , direction , drag , esplanade , fastwalk , flight path ,
foot pavement , footpath , footway , galvanic circuit , game plan ,
garden path , groove , highway , hiking trail , hot circuit , itinerary ,
lane , lateral circuit , leg , line , live circuit , loop ,
magnetic circuit , mall , means , method , microcircuit ,
multiple circuit , multiple series , orbit , parade , passage , pathway ,
piste , plan , prado , primrose path , printed circuit , procedure ,
process , promenade , public walk , road , round , route , run , runway ,
rut , scenario , scent , scheme , sea lane , series multiple , short ,
short circuit , shortcut , sidewalk , signs , spoor , strategy , street ,
technique , thoroughfare , tour , towing path , towpath , traces , track ,
trade route , trail , traject , trajectory , trajet , trottoir ,
vapor trail , vector field , wake , walk , walkway , way


Jargon path n. 1. A bang path or explicitly routed {Internet address}; a
node-by-node specification of a link between two machines. Though these
are now obsolete as a form of addressing, they still show up in
diagnostics and trace headers occasionally (e.g. in NNTP headers). 2.
[Unix] A filename, fully specified relative to the root directory (as
opposed to relative to the current directory; the latter is sometimes
called a `relative path'). This is also called a `pathname'. 3. [Unix
and MS-DOS] The `search path', an environment variable specifying the
directories in which the shell (COMMAND.COM, under MS-DOS) should look
for commands. Other, similar constructs abound under Unix (for example,
the C preprocessor has a `search path' it uses in looking for `#include'
files).


FOLDOC path

1. A bang path or explicitly routed {Internet
address}; a node-by-node specification of a link between two
machines.

2. pathname.

3. The list of directories the kernel
(under Unix) or the command interpreter (under MS-DOS)
searches for executables. It is stored as part of the
environment in both operating systems.

Other, similar constructs abound under Unix; the C
preprocessor, for example, uses such a search path to locate
"#include" files.

[Jargon File]

(1996-11-21)


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