Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse -samr. Related to samme (same). Compare Albanian -shëm, -sham.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /-sɔm/, [-ˌsʌmˀ], [-sʌm]

Suffix

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-som

  1. -some (characterized by some specific condition or quality)

Usage notes

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Forms adjectives, inflected: neuter -somt, definite and plural -somme, comparative -sommere, superlative -somst.

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Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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  • -sem (used in later texts after palatalized consonants and front vowels)

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-som

  1. emphatic suffix of the following persons; used after velarized consonants and back vowels
    1. third-person singular masculine
    2. third-person singular neuter
    3. third-person plural all genders

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Descendants

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  • Irish: -san
  • Manx: -syn
  • Scottish Gaelic: -san

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Polish

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Etymology

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Derived from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔm
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

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-som m inan

  1. -some, as relating to cells
    alo- + ‎-som → ‎alosom

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • -som in Polish dictionaries at PWN