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-some en · X · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• səm
• (Southern-England) audio
• /səm/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some From Middle English -som, -sum, from Old English -sum (“same as; -some”), from Proto-West Germanic *-sam, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, from Proto-Germanic *samaz (“same”). Akin to Saterland Frisian -soam (“-some”), West Frisian -sum (“-some”), Dutch -zaam (“-some”), German Low German -saam (“-some”), German -sam (“-some”), Danish -som, Swedish -sam, Icelandic -samur (“-some”), Gothic -𐍃𐌰𐌼𐍃 (-sams), -𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰 (-sama). Cognate with Albanian -shëm (“-some”). More at same, some.

Meanings

1. (forms adjectives from nouns, morpheme, qualifier:and other adjectives, verb) Characterized by some specific condition or quality, usually to a considerable degree.
   • Elsewhere the blingsome silver-beveled mirrors, butterfly and lotus blossom motifs, and the occasional chaise longue make the opulence a touch on the show-off side for me, but the expenses were obviously 5-star and it's undoubtedly bespoke. 2012, Tom Sandham, World's Best Cocktails:
2. (morpheme, nonstandard, regional) Used to form adverbs from adjectives.
   • I'll try and do it real quietsome.

Forms

Relateds

-less · -ful

Translations (1)

bg -лив (characterized by some specific condition or quality)

-some en · X · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• səm
• /səm/

Etymology

From Middle English -som, from a specialized use of Old English sum (“some, one”) coming after a genitive plural (e.g. hē wæs fēowertiga sum --"he was one of forty", literally "he was forties' some[one]"; sixa sum --"one of six, sixsome").

Meanings

1. (forms nouns from numerals, morpheme) Denoting a group with a certain number of members.

Forms

Translations (1)

bg -о́рка (denoting a group with a certain number of members)

-some en · X · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• sōm
• /soʊm/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma)lbor. English -some Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”). For the "chromosome" sense, by analogy with chromosome.

Meanings

1. (in-compounds, morpheme, noun) Body.
2. (in-compounds, morpheme, noun) Chromosome.

Forms

Relateds

soma · -ome · prosoma

Translations (1)

bg -зо́ма (body)

-some en · X · etymology 4

Pronunciation

• səm
• /səm/

Etymology

From some in its "approximately" sense; more at some § Etymology.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Plus some indeterminate fraction not amounting to the next higher round number or significant digit; and change; -odd.
   • one-hundred-and-fifty-some spectators in the bleachers
   • twenty-some identifiable factors affecting the outcome

Translations (2)

bg и не́що (plus some indeterminate fraction) · bg и ня́колко (plus some indeterminate fraction)