-some

From Middle English, from Old English -sum ("-some, same as"). Akin to Old Frisian -sum ("-some"), Old High German -sam ("-some"), Old Norse -samr ("-some"), Gothic -𐍃𐌰𐌼𐍃, -𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰. Cognate with Albanian -shëm ("-some"). More at same.

Full definition of -some

Suffix

1. characterized by some specific condition or quality
• Example: troublesome

Derived terms

Middle English from a specialized note 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' someone"; sixa sum --"one of six, sixsome").

Suffix

1. Used to form a word indicating a group with a certain small number of members

Derived terms

From Ancient Greek σῶμα ("body").

Suffix

1. a body
2. a chromosome