Cotterway

/ˈkɒtərweɪ/ noun

Definition

A path or road leading to cottages, or a traditional route taken by cottage residents for daily work and commerce.

Etymology

From cotter (peasant/cottage) + way (path). This is a compound word reflecting medieval village infrastructure where roads connected dispersed cottages.

Kelly Says

Medieval 'cotterways' are literally visible in modern England—many country lanes follow the exact same paths peasants walked 800 years ago to reach fields and markets!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንገድ
men-ged
ARالعربية
طريق فرعي
tariq far'i
BNবাংলা
পথ
path
CACatalà
camí
ka-mee
CSČeština
cestka
ces-tka
DADansk
sti
sti
DEDeutsch
Pfad
pfat
ELΕλληνικά
παρακαταθήκη
pa-ra-ka-ta-thi-kee
ESEspañol
camino de herradura
ka-mee-no de er-ra-dway-ra
FAفارسی
راه فرعی
rah far'i
FISuomi
polku
pol-ku
FRFrançais
chemin de routier
shee-mahn duh roo-tee-ay
GUGU
પોળ
pol
HAHA
hanya
hun-ya
HEעברית
דרך צדדית
derech tsaddi-t
HIहिन्दी
पथ
path
HUMagyar
sármányút
sar-ma-nyu-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
jalan setapak
ja-lan se-ta-pak
IGIG
isi
ee-see
ITItaliano
strada di campagna
strah-da di kam-pa-nya
JA日本語
脇道
わきみち
KKKK
жол
jol
KMKM
ផ្លូវ
phlou
KO한국어
곁길
gyeok-gil
MRMR
पथ
path
MSBahasa Melayu
jalan kecil
ja-lan ke-cil
MYမြန်မာ
လမ်း
lan
NLNederlands
pad
pad
NONorsk
stien
stien
PAPA
ਰਾਹ
rah
PLPolski
droga
dro-ga
PTPortuguês
estrada de pedestre
e-sh-trah-da deh pe-des-treh
RORomână
drumuleț
drum-u-let
RUРусский
просёлок
pro-syo-lok
SVSvenska
stigen
stig-en
SWKiswahili
njia ndogo
n-jia n-do-go
TAதமிழ்
பாதை
pa-thai
TEతెలుగు
ప్రదేశం
pra-desham
THไทย
ทางลัด
tang lat
TLTL
daang
daang
TRTürkçe
köylü yolu
koy-loo yo-lu
UKУкраїнська
дорожка
do-rozh-ka
URاردو
راہ
rah
VITiếng Việt
đường nhỏ
dương nho
YOYO
ilẹ
ee-leh
ZH中文
小路
xiǎo lù
ZUZU
inhlangano
in-hla-ng-a-no

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