-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)
Declension
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | -som | -sommere | -somst2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | -somt | -sommere | -somst2 |
| plural | -somme | -sommere | -somst2 |
| definite attributive1 | -somme | -sommere | -somste |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
Derived terms
See also
References
- “-som” in Den Danske Ordbog
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English -sum (“same as; -some”), from Proto-West Germanic *-sam, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-sum/
Suffix
-som
Derived terms
Descendants
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [soβ̃]
Suffix
-som
- emphatic suffix of the following persons; used after velarized consonants and back vowels
- third-person singular masculine/neuter
- third-person plural all genders
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
| person | emphatic suffixes |
|---|---|
| 1 sg | -se, -sa |
| 2 sg | -siu, -so, -su |
| 3 sg m or 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
Etymology tree
Polish -som
Derived from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔm/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔm
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Suffix
-som m inan
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
See also
Further reading
- -som in Polish dictionaries at PWN