-som

See also: som, Som, SOM, söm, sớm, som', Som., and Appendix:Variations of "som"

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-sɔm/, [-ˌsʌmˀ]

Suffix

-som

1. -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

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

Derived terms

Old Irish terms suffixed with -som