-some

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-some as a suffix forming adjectives, it represents O.E. -sum (see SOME (Cf. 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 (Cf. some) with a number meaning "approximately" also was in O.E.

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  • Some — (s[u^]m), a. [OE. som, sum, AS. sum; akin to OS., OFries., & OHG. sum, OD. som, D. sommig, Icel. sumr, Dan. somme (pl.), Sw. somlige (pl.), Goth. sums, and E. same. [root]191. See {Same}, a., and cf. { some}.] 1. Consisting of a greater or less… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Some — may refer to:*Some, a word denoting an indeterminate number of something: see Grammatical number* Some , a song by Built to Spill from their 1994 album There s Nothing Wrong with Love *Some Records, an US record label.*So Others Might Eat (SOME) …   Wikipedia

  • -some — ( s[u^]m). [AS. sum; akin to G. & OHG. sam, Icel. samr, Goth. lustusams longed for. See {Same}, a., and cf. {Some}, a.] An adjective suffix having primarily the sense of like or same, and indicating a considerable degree of the thing or quality… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • -some — ( s[=o]m). A combining form or suffix from Gr. sw^ma (gen. sw matos) the body; as in merosome, a body segment; cephalosome, etc. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • some — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English som, adjective & pronoun, from Old English sum; akin to Old High German sum some, Greek hamē somehow, homos same more at same Date: before 12th century 1. being an unknown, undetermined, or unspecified unit… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • -some — I. adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English som, from Old English sum; akin to Old High German sam some, Old English sum some characterized by a (specified) thing, quality, state, or action < awesome > < burdensome > < cuddlesome > II. noun… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Somé — Infobox Settlement official name = Somé other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = 300px image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem type = blank… …   Wikipedia

  • some — See: AND THEN SOME …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • some — See: AND THEN SOME …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Some Thoughts Concerning Education — is a 1693 treatise on education written by the English philosopher John Locke. For over a century, it was the most important philosophical work on education in Britain. It was translated into almost all of the major written European languages… …   Wikipedia

  • Some some — (s[u^]m), a. [OE. som, sum, AS. sum; akin to OS., OFries., & OHG. sum, OD. som, D. sommig, Icel. sumr, Dan. somme (pl.), Sw. somlige (pl.), Goth. sums, and E. same. [root]191. See {Same}, a., and cf. { some}.] 1. Consisting of a greater or less… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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