-ome

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: ōm′ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊm/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌoʊm/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌəʉm/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɐʉm/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌom/ (India) IPA(key): /ˌoːm/ === Etymology 1 === Alteration of -oma, from Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma). Only partially cognate to -some (“body”), from σῶμα (sôma, “body”), in that both share the case ending -μα (-ma), but the ω is unrelated. ==== Suffix ==== -ome A mass of something. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Back-formation from mitome, reinforced by chromosome. Early examples include biome (1916) and genome, from German Genom (1920). Some association with genetics due to occurrence in chromosome and genome. ==== Suffix ==== -ome (biology) The complete whole of a class of substances for a species or an individual. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== -omics === See also === Appendix:Suffixes -ome and -omics -some === References === === Anagrams === EOM, Moe, MoE, MOE, emo, moé, OEM, Emo, Meo, moe, Eom == French == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔm/ === Suffix === -ome m (noun-forming suffix, plural -omes) (pathology, oncology) -oma ‎mélano- + ‎-ome → ‎mélanome (“melanoma”) (surface etymology) (biology) -ome ‎bio- + ‎-ome → ‎biome (“biome”) ==== Derived terms ==== == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔ.mɛ/ Rhymes: -ɔmɛ Syllabification: -o‧me === Suffix === -ome inflection of -omy: neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural