some

Anglice

Appellatio

(Americane)

• /səm/ sine accentu
• /sʌm/ cum accentu

Notatio

= Anglica Media sum

= Anglica Antiqua sum “quidam”

← Protogermanice *suma

← Protindeuropaee *sm-

← radix *sem- “unus, simul.”

Cognata est radix Latina sem.

Nomen adiectivum

some (comp.: more; superl.: most)

1. Aliquot, nonnullus; qui ex maiore minoreve portione consistit; quantitate numerove indefinita.

   Some people dislike cats.

2. Quidam.

   She wants to marry some Norwegian.

3. Paucus; non multus; opp. many vel much.

   The censure was to some extent just.

4. Aliqui; circa; plus minusve.

   He waited some twenty days.

5. Multus; non paucus.

   He's been gone for some time now.

6. Illi partis portionisve unae, opp. others.

   Some fell among thorns; others fell into good ground.

7. (subst.) Nonnulli.

   Some would say he did a foolish thing.

Usus

Et adhibetur ut pluralis articuli definiti a.