Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - some

1. suffix forming adjectives meaning: 1 adapted to; productive of (cuddlesome; fearsome). 2 characterized by being (fulsome; lithesome). 3 apt to (tiresome; meddlesome). Etymology: OE -sum 2. suffix forming nouns from numerals, meaning 'a group of (so many)' (foursome). Etymology: OE sum SOME, used after numerals in genit. pl. 3. comb. form denoting a portion of a body, esp. of a cell (chromosome; ribosome). Etymology: Gk soma body SOME adj., pron., & adv. --adj. 1 an unspecified amount or number of (some water; some apples; some of them). 2 that is unknown or unnamed (will return some day; some fool has locked the door; to some extent). 3 denoting an approximate number (waited some twenty minutes). 4 a considerable amount or number of (went to some trouble). 5 (usu. stressed) a at least a small amount of (do have some consideration). b such to a certain extent (that is some help). c colloq. notably such (I call that some story). --pron. some people or things, some number or amount (I have some already; would you like some more?). --adv. colloq. to some extent (we talked some; do it some more). Phrases and idioms and then some sl. and plenty more than that. some few see FEW. Etymology: OE sum f. Gmc