-some

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English

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Etymology 1

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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.

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-some

  1. (forms adjectives from nouns or adjectives) Characterized by some specific condition or quality, usually to a considerable degree.
    • 2012, Tom Sandham, World's Best Cocktails:
      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.
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Etymology 2

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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").

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-some

  1. (forms nouns from numerals) Denoting a group with a certain number of members.
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Etymology 3

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From Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, body).

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-some

  1. (noun combining form) Body.
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Etymology 4

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From previous sense “body” (from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, body)), by analogy with chromosome.

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-some

  1. (noun combining form) Chromosome.
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Etymology 5

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

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-some

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

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Scots

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English -som, -sum, from Old English -sum (same as; -some), from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, from Proto-Germanic *samaz (same).

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-some

  1. (forms adjectives from nouns or adjectives) With nouns and verbs in an active and passive sense, implying “inclined to, full of, causing or caused by”.

Etymology 2

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From Middle English -som, from a specialized use of Old English sum (some, one) coming after a genitive plural.

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-some

  1. (forms nouns from numerals) As a suffix after cardinal numbers to denote a group, company, team, etc. of that number together or thought of as a unit.

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