-some
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English -some, -som, -sum, from Old English -sum (“same as; -some”), 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”), Icelandic -samur (“-some”), Gothic -𐍃𐌰𐌼𐍃 (-sams), -𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰 (-sama). Cognate with Albanian -shëm (“-some”). More at same.
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-some
- Characterized by some specific condition or quality.
- 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
From Middle English -some, 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
- Used to form a word indicating a group with a certain small number of members
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Etymology 3
From Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).
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Etymology 4
From previous sense “body” (from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”)), by analogy with chromosome.
Etymology 5
From some in its "approximately" sense; more at some § Etymology.
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-some
- 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