I. _səm; when n immediately precedes, as in “winsome”, (t)səm adjective suffix
Etymology: Middle English -som, from Old English -sum; akin to Old Frisian -sum -some, Old High German -sam, Old Norse -samr, Gothic -sama -some, sama same — more at same
: characterized by a (specified) thing, quality, state, or action
awe some
burden some
cuddle some
lone some
II. noun suffix
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) -sum, from Middle English sum, som, pron., one, a certain one, some, from Old English sum, pron., one, a certain one, some, one of a group of (so many) members (in such expressions as syxa sum one of a group of six members) — more at some
: group of (so many) members and especially persons
four some
two some
III. ˌsōm noun combining form
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin -somat-, -soma -soma — more at -soma
1. : -soma 2
chromo some
tropho some
ecto some
2. : chromosome
mono some
IV. adjective combining form
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin soma body, from Greek sōma — more at -soma
: having (such) a body
eury some