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-soma
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Appendix:Variations of "soma"
Translingual
Etymology
mul grc σῶμα body.
Pronunciation
English: sō′-mə
en UK /ˈsəʊ.mə/
en US /ˈsoʊ.mə/
en əʊmə 2
Russian: зо́ма (as -зо́ма), со́ма (as -со́ма). -зо́ма is the more common transliteration.
Suffix
mul suffix n proper noun-forming suffix plural -somata proper noun-forming suffixes
mul biology taxonomy body
Usage notes
While the suffix -somata is very infrequently used for pluralizing the names of genera, as using generic names in the plural is often proscribed in professional works, it is often expressed in derived names of higher taxa, such as families, subfamilies, orders, etc.; as well as in specific epithets.
Derived terms
mul
mul Body
Italian
Suffix
it suffix
it chiefly biology noun combining form body; -some
Derived terms
it
Anagrams
it amos Amos Mosa Samo maso
Spanish
Suffix
es suffix
-some body
Derived terms
es