English
-some
Etymology 1

From Middle English -som, -sum, from Old English -sum, from Proto-West Germanic *-sam, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, from Proto-Germanic *samaz.

Pronunciation Suffix
  1. (forms adjectives from nouns or adjectives) Characterized by some specific condition or quality, usually to a considerable degree.
Etymology 2

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

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

From Ancient Greek σῶμα.

Pronunciation Suffix
  1. (noun combining form) Body.
Related terms Etymology 4

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

Pronunciation Suffix
  1. (noun combining form) Chromosome.
Etymology 5

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

Pronunciation Suffix
  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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