"swath" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /swɒθ/ [UK], /sweɪð/ [UK], /swɑθ/ [US], /swɔθ/ [US], /swɑð/ [US], /sweɪð/ [US], /swɔð/ [US] Audio: en-us-swath.ogg [US] Forms: swaths [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒθ Etymology: From Middle English swath, swathe, from Old English swæþ, swaþu (“track; trace; footstep; mark; vestige; scar”), from Proto-Germanic *swaþō (“a wind-swept place; open field; borderland; terrain”), from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to bend, turn, swing”). Cognate with Dutch zwade, zwad (“swath; windrow”), German Schwade (“swath; windrow”), Icelandic svæði (“area; zone; sector; region”). other etymological information Corresponds to Middle Low German and Middle Dutch swat, Middle High German and MNG swade, NDu swad(e), Old Frisian swethe (“border”). Root meaning: trace of a cut. Attested in English since 888 in its obsolete meaning of track or trace, since 1475 in its more modern usage. Cognate with German Schwaden (“row of mown grass or grain”). No definite cognates outside Germanic languages. * See F. Kluge, Etymologisches Wörterbuch (De Gruyter), entry Schwaden, and OED. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|swath}} Middle English swath, {{m|enm|swathe}} swathe, {{inh|en|ang|swæþ}} Old English swæþ, {{m|ang|swaþu|t=track; trace; footstep; mark; vestige; scar}} swaþu (“track; trace; footstep; mark; vestige; scar”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*swaþō|t=a wind-swept place; open field; borderland; terrain}} Proto-Germanic *swaþō (“a wind-swept place; open field; borderland; terrain”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*swem(bʰ)-|t=to bend, turn, swing}} Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to bend, turn, swing”), {{cog|nl|zwade}} Dutch zwade, {{m|nl|zwad|t=swath; windrow}} zwad (“swath; windrow”), {{cog|de|Schwade|t=swath; windrow}} German Schwade (“swath; windrow”), {{cog|is|svæði|t=area; zone; sector; region}} Icelandic svæði (“area; zone; sector; region”), {{m|ofs|swethe||border}} swethe (“border”), {{cog|de|Schwaden||row of mown grass or grain}} German Schwaden (“row of mown grass or grain”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} swath (plural swaths)
  1. The track cut out by a scythe in mowing. Translations (The track cut out by a scythe in mowing): مَمَرّ (mamarr) [masculine] (Arabic), լաս (las) (Armenian), о́ткос (ótkos) [masculine] (Bulgarian), zwad [neuter] (Dutch), zwade [feminine, neuter] (Dutch), lakeinen (Finnish), andain [masculine] (French), andain [masculine] (Gallo), Schneise [feminine] (German), Schwade [feminine] (German), Schwaden [masculine] (German), striga [feminine] (Latin), pokos [masculine] (Polish), проко́с (prokós) [masculine] (Russian), о̀ткос [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), òtkos [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), odkos [masculine] (Slovak), riadok [masculine] (Slovak), odkos [masculine] (Slovene), یانصار (yansar) [Arabic] (Turkish), прокі́с (prokís) [masculine] (Ukrainian), bate [feminine] (Walloon) Translations (a group of persons): řada [feminine] (Czech), joukko (Finnish), Schwung [colloquial, masculine] (German), Reihe [feminine] (German), Haufen [masculine, slang] (German), Reihen [feminine, plural] (German), rad [masculine] (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-swath-en-noun-K-xN~6qH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 74 2 11 12 Disambiguation of 'The track cut out by a scythe in mowing': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'a group of persons': 88 12
  2. (often figuratively) A broad sweep or expanse, such as of land or of people. Tags: figuratively, often Translations (expanse, a strip of land): pás [masculine] (Czech), kus [masculine] (Czech), pruh [masculine] (Czech), maa-alue (Finnish), maakaistale (Finnish), Landstrich [masculine] (German), (breiter) Streifen [masculine] (German), pas [masculine] (Polish), slog [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), pás [masculine] (Slovak), kus [masculine] (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-swath-en-noun-YMbYJ5S7 Disambiguation of 'expanse, a strip of land': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swathe Derived forms: cut a wide swath, cut a swath

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          "code": "wa",
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          "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "a group of persons",
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          "word": "řada"
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        {
          "text": "A large swath of the population is opposed to this government policy.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Five days after Hurricane Katrina, large swaths of New Orleans are still submerged in water.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015 February 20, Jesse Jackson, “In the Ferguson era, Malcolm X’s courage in fighting racism inspires more than ever”, in The Guardian (London)",
          "text": "It is undeniable that Malcolm was a beacon of huge strength in his lifetime. He could connect with swaths of people when others could not.",
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "expanse, a strip of land",
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        "2": "swathe"
      },
      "expansion": "swathe",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "swæþ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English swæþ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "swaþu",
        "t": "track; trace; footstep; mark; vestige; scar"
      },
      "expansion": "swaþu (“track; trace; footstep; mark; vestige; scar”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swaþō",
        "t": "a wind-swept place; open field; borderland; terrain"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swaþō (“a wind-swept place; open field; borderland; terrain”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swem(bʰ)-",
        "t": "to bend, turn, swing"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to bend, turn, swing”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "zwade"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zwade",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "zwad",
        "t": "swath; windrow"
      },
      "expansion": "zwad (“swath; windrow”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Schwade",
        "t": "swath; windrow"
      },
      "expansion": "German Schwade (“swath; windrow”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "svæði",
        "t": "area; zone; sector; region"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic svæði (“area; zone; sector; region”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "swethe",
        "3": "",
        "4": "border"
      },
      "expansion": "swethe (“border”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Schwaden",
        "3": "",
        "4": "row of mown grass or grain"
      },
      "expansion": "German Schwaden (“row of mown grass or grain”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English swath, swathe, from Old English swæþ, swaþu (“track; trace; footstep; mark; vestige; scar”), from Proto-Germanic *swaþō (“a wind-swept place; open field; borderland; terrain”), from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to bend, turn, swing”).\nCognate with Dutch zwade, zwad (“swath; windrow”), German Schwade (“swath; windrow”), Icelandic svæði (“area; zone; sector; region”).\nother etymological information\nCorresponds to Middle Low German and Middle Dutch swat, Middle High German and MNG swade, NDu swad(e), Old Frisian swethe (“border”).\nRoot meaning: trace of a cut.\nAttested in English since 888 in its obsolete meaning of track or trace, since 1475 in its more modern usage.\nCognate with German Schwaden (“row of mown grass or grain”).\nNo definite cognates outside Germanic languages.\n* See F. Kluge, Etymologisches Wörterbuch (De Gruyter), entry Schwaden, and OED.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "swaths",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "swath (plural swaths)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "track",
          "track"
        ],
        [
          "scythe",
          "scythe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A large swath of the population is opposed to this government policy.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Five days after Hurricane Katrina, large swaths of New Orleans are still submerged in water.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015 February 20, Jesse Jackson, “In the Ferguson era, Malcolm X’s courage in fighting racism inspires more than ever”, in The Guardian (London)",
          "text": "It is undeniable that Malcolm was a beacon of huge strength in his lifetime. He could connect with swaths of people when others could not.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A broad sweep or expanse, such as of land or of people."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "broad",
          "broad"
        ],
        [
          "sweep",
          "sweep"
        ],
        [
          "expanse",
          "expanse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often figuratively) A broad sweep or expanse, such as of land or of people."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/swɒθ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sweɪð/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/swɑθ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/swɔθ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/swɑð/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sweɪð/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/swɔð/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒθ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-swath.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5a/En-us-swath.ogg/En-us-swath.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/En-us-swath.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "swathe"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mamarr",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مَمَرّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "las",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "word": "լաս"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ótkos",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "о́ткос"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zwad"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zwade"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "word": "lakeinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "andain"
    },
    {
      "code": "roa-gal",
      "lang": "Gallo",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "andain"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schneise"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schwade"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schwaden"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "striga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pokos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prokós",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "проко́с"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "о̀ткос"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "òtkos"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "odkos"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "riadok"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "odkos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "roman": "yansar",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "یانصار"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prokís",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прокі́с"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "The track cut out by a scythe in mowing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bate"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a group of persons",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "řada"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a group of persons",
      "word": "joukko"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a group of persons",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schwung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a group of persons",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Reihe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a group of persons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "Haufen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a group of persons",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Reihen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a group of persons",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rad"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "expanse, a strip of land",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pás"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "expanse, a strip of land",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kus"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "expanse, a strip of land",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pruh"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expanse, a strip of land",
      "word": "maa-alue"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expanse, a strip of land",
      "word": "maakaistale"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "expanse, a strip of land",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Landstrich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "expanse, a strip of land",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "(breiter) Streifen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expanse, a strip of land",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "expanse, a strip of land",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "slog"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "expanse, a strip of land",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pás"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "expanse, a strip of land",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swath"
}

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