pathway

English

Etymology

From Middle English pathwei, equivalent to path +‎ way. Cognate with German Pfadweg, Afrikaans padweg.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːθˌweɪ/
(US, Northern England) IPA^(key): /ˈpæθˌweɪ/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

pathway (plural pathways)

A footpath or other path or track.
(biochemistry) A sequence of biochemical compounds, and the reactions linking them, that describe a process in metabolism or catabolism.
(figuratively) A course of action.

Translations

footpath, path or track

Bulgarian: пътека (bg) f (pǎteka)
Galician: camiño (gl) m, sendeiro (gl) m, carreiro m
German: Bahn (de) f, Pfad (de) m
Ngunawal: mura, murra
Swedish: stig (sv) c
Turkish: patika (tr), yolak (tr)

biochemistry: sequence of biochemical compounds

French: voie (fr)
Indonesian: lintasan (id)
Italian: via (it), pathway (it)
Malay: tapak jalan
Portuguese: via (pt)
Spanish: via (es), ruta (es)

References

Joe Miller (24 January 2018), “Davos jargon: A crime against the English language?”, in BBC News‎, BBC

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.