| -some 1 suff. Characterized by a specified quality, condition, or action: bothersome. [Middle English -som, from Old English -sum, -like; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
| -some 2 suff. A group of a specified number of members: threesome. [Middle English -sum, from Old English sum, some; see some.] |
| -some 3 suff. 1. Body: centrosome. 2. Chromosome: monosome. [From Greek s  ma, body; see teu - in Indo-European roots.] |
-some1
suffix forming adjectives
characterized by; tending to awesome tiresome
[Old English -sum; related to Gothic -sama, German -sam]
-some2
suffix forming nouns
indicating a group of a specified number of members threesome
[Old English sum, special use of some (determiner)]
-some3
n combining form
a body chromosome
[from Greek sōma body]
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