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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkleɪmɔːɹ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-claymore.wav [US] Forms: claymores [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|gd:claidheamh-mòr|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Scottish Gaelic", "term" : "claidheamh-mòr", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gd" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "claymore", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="claymore"> Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr. Head templates: {{en-noun}} claymore (plural claymores)
  1. A large two-handed sword historically used by the Scottish Highlanders. Wikidata QID: Q463230 Coordinate_terms: claybeg
    Sense id: en-claymore-en-noun-en:Q463230 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Explosives, Swords Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 92 8 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 91 9 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 92 8 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 85 15 Disambiguation of Explosives: 95 5 Disambiguation of Swords: 88 12
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Claymore (“antipersonnel mine”). Wikidata QID: Q261152 Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Claymore (extra: antipersonnel mine)
    Sense id: en-claymore-en-noun-en:Q261152

Noun [French]

IPA: /klɛ.mɔʁ/, /kle.mɔʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-claymore.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: claymores [plural]
Etymology: From English claymore, from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|en|claymore}} English claymore, {{uder|fr|gd|claidheamh-mòr}} Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} claymore f (plural claymores)
  1. claymore Tags: feminine

Noun [Scots]

Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|gd|claidheamh-mòr}} Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr Head templates: {{head|sco|noun}} claymore
  1. claymore
    Sense id: en-claymore-sco-noun-D75vLZUq Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /kleiˈmoɾ/, [klei̯ˈmoɾ] Forms: claymores [plural]
Rhymes: -oɾ Etymology: Borrowed from English claymore, from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|en|claymore}} Borrowed from English claymore, {{der|es|gd|claidheamh-mòr}} Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} claymore m (plural claymores)
  1. claymore Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-claymore-es-noun-D75vLZUq Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Swords

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/oɾ",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/oɾ/2 syllables",
        "Spanish 2-syllable words",
        "Spanish countable nouns",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish masculine nouns",
        "Spanish nouns",
        "Spanish terms borrowed from English",
        "Spanish terms derived from English",
        "Spanish terms derived from Scottish Gaelic",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "es:Swords"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "claymore"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "claymore",
          "claymore#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kleiˈmoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[klei̯ˈmoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɾ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "claymore"
}

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