-some
a native english suffix formerly used in the formation of adjectives:
quarrelsome; burdensome.
-some2
a collective suffix used with numerals:
twosome; threesome.
origin
-some3
a combining form meaning “body,” used in the formation of compound words:
chromosome.
also, -soma.
origin
-some1
suffix
characterized by; tending to awesome, tiresome
word origin
old english -sum; related to gothic -sama, german -sam
-some2
suffix
indicating a group of a specified number of members threesome
word origin
old english sum, special use of some (determiner)
-some3
/-səʊm/
combining form
a body chromosome
word origin
from greek sōma body
-some
as a suffix forming adjectives, it represents o.e. -sum (see some; cf. o.fris. -sum, ger. -sam, o.n. -samr), related to sama “same.” as a suffix added to numerals meaning “a group of that number” (cf. twosome) it represents o.e. sum “some,” used after the genitive plural (cf. sixa sum “six-some”), the inflection disappearing in m.e. use of some with a number meaning “approximately” also was in o.e.
-some suff.
body: centrosome.
chromosome: autosome.
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