'-some' definitions:
Definition of '-some'
From: GCIDE
- -some \-some\ (-s[=o]m). A combining form or suffix from Gr. sw^ma (gen. sw`matos) the body; as in merosome, a body segment; cephalosome, etc. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
Definition of '-some'
From: GCIDE
- -some \-some\ (-s[u^]m). [AS. -sum; akin to G. & OHG. -sam, Icel. samr, Goth. lustusams longed for. See Same, a., and cf. Some, a.] An adjective suffix having primarily the sense of like or same, and indicating a considerable degree of the thing or quality denoted in the first part of the compound; as in mettlesome, full of mettle or spirit; gladsome, full of gladness; winsome, blithesome, etc. [1913 Webster]