bypath

== English == === Alternative forms === by-path === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English bypath; by surface analysis, by +‎ path. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪˌpɑːθ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪˌpæθ/ === Noun === bypath (plural bypaths) An unfrequented path; an indirect route; a byway. ==== Translations ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === bipath, bi-path, bi path, bypathe, bypaþ, by-paþ === Etymology === From by- +‎ path. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiːˌpaθ/, /ˈbiːˌpaːθ/ === Noun === bypath (plural bypathes) (often figurative) bypath, byway (rare) shortcut, bypass ==== Descendants ==== English: bypath, by-path ==== References ==== “bī-path, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.