-som
See also: Appendix:Variations of "som"
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse -samr. Related to samme (“same”). Compare Albanian -shëm, -sham.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-sɔm/, [-ˌsʌmˀ], [-sʌm]
Suffix
-som
- -some (characterized by some specific condition or quality)
Usage notes
Forms adjectives, inflected: neuter -somt, definite and plural -somme, comparative -sommere, superlative -somst.
Derived terms
Danish terms suffixed with -som
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- -sem (used in later texts after palatalized consonants and front vowels)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /som/
Suffix
-som
- emphatic suffix of the following persons; used after velarized consonants and back vowels
- third-person singular masculine
- third-person singular neuter
- third-person plural all genders
Derived terms
Old Irish terms suffixed with -som
See also
Old Irish emphatic suffixes
| Person | Emphatic suffixes |
|---|---|
| 1 sg. | -se, -sa |
| 2 sg. | -siu, -so, -su |
| 3 sg. m.n. | -som, -sem, -sium, -sum, -sam |
| 3 sg. f. | -si |
| 1 pl. | -ni, -nai, -sni |
| 2 pl. | -si |
| 3 pl. | -som, -sem, -sium, -sum, -sam |
| Emphatic suffixes are added to nouns modified by a possessive determiner to emphasize the possessor; to verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns to emphasize the subject; and to inflected prepositions to emphasize the object. | |
Polish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔm/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔm
- Syllabification: som
Suffix
-som m inan
- -some, as relating to cells
- alo- + -som → alosom
Declension
Declension of -som
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -som | -somy |
| genitive | -somu | -somów |
| dative | -somowi | -somom |
| accusative | -som | -somy |
| instrumental | -somem | -somami |
| locative | -somie | -somach |
| vocative | -somie | -somy |
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -som
See also
- -somia
Further reading
- -som in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- -som in Polish dictionaries at PWN