sumthinadv.n.

Brit.

/ˈsʌmθɪn/, U.S.

/ˈsəmθᵻn/

Forms: 1800s– somthin, 1800s– somthin', 1800s– sonthin, 1800s– sonthin', 1800s– sumhin', 1800s– sumthin, 1800s– sumthin', 1800s– sunthin', 1900s– sumhin (Scottish (central)).

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: something adv.; something n.

Etymology: As adverb, representing a regional or nonstandard pronunciation of something adv. As noun, representing a regional or nonstandard pronunciation of something n. Compare earlier sumptin n. and adv. and later sumfin n. and adv., sumpin n. and adv.

regional and nonstandard.

A. adv.

= something adv. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > somewhat

somedealc725

halfc1175

somewhatc1175

somethingc1275

little whatc1384

somedeallyc1400

measurablec1420

somewhatlyc1450

somewisec1450

somepartc1485

parta1500

something1548

rather1573

some1575

rathera1684

sunket1686

somethingisha1726

measurably1756

rather1770

rather1772

somec1780

sumthin1786

wee1816

sumfin1852

sumptin1852

measuredly1860

sumpin1889

part-way1954

ish1986

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > to a considerable degree

welleOE

not a little1485

prettily1533

sensibly1563

pretty1565

considerably1673

considerablea1706

significantly1747

respectably1770

purty1797

appreciably1815

pooty1825

right smart1859

helder1883

sumfin1918

sumptin1924

sumthin1925

1786 Monthly Misc. Mar. 129/1 Somthin less than halfe a ginny in silver and sixpenses.

1839 N.-Y. Spectator 9 Sept. There's a man as lives sunthin like about a mile and a quarter from here.

1925 Phi Gamma Delta Dec. 680/1 I shore am hopin' sumthin' passionate that every dern one uv yu kin manage tu come.

2014 @babsgingerqueen 22 Oct. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I'm having Harry Potter withdrawals sumthin fierce.

B. n.

= something n. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > entity, being, or thing > something

somethingc1000

thingOE

somewhatc1230

somewhat else, more, over1390

something1577

what1654

something or other1706

sumptin1767

sumthin1822

sumfin1823

summink1875

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 197/2 ‘Can't ye ask me sumthin in me own way,’ says I, ‘an' I'll anser ye?’

1853 P. B. St. John Amy Moss 50 Everybody brought ‘sunthin’—some a lick of meal, some a punkin' [etc.].

1925 St. Nicholas Nov. 288/2 We‘re allus jiggin’ at somthin, the cook informed his new helper.

2017 Toronto Star (Nexis) 8 Aug. b1 Want to drink expensive coffee? Do it. Want to buy a new sumthin' or 'nother? Go ahead.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sumthin
释义	sumthinadv.n. Brit. /ˈsʌmθɪn/, U.S. /ˈsəmθᵻn/ Forms: 1800s– somthin, 1800s– somthin', 1800s– sonthin, 1800s– sonthin', 1800s– sumhin', 1800s– sumthin, 1800s– sumthin', 1800s– sunthin', 1900s– sumhin (Scottish (central)). Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: something adv.; something n. Etymology: As adverb, representing a regional or nonstandard pronunciation of something adv. As noun, representing a regional or nonstandard pronunciation of something n. Compare earlier sumptin n. and adv. and later sumfin n. and adv., sumpin n. and adv. regional and nonstandard. A. adv. = something adv. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > somewhat somedealc725 halfc1175 somewhatc1175 somethingc1275 little whatc1384 somedeallyc1400 measurablec1420 somewhatlyc1450 somewisec1450 somepartc1485 parta1500 something1548 rather1573 some1575 rathera1684 sunket1686 somethingisha1726 measurably1756 rather1770 rather1772 somec1780 sumthin1786 wee1816 sumfin1852 sumptin1852 measuredly1860 sumpin1889 part-way1954 ish1986 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > to a considerable degree welleOE not a little1485 prettily1533 sensibly1563 pretty1565 considerably1673 considerablea1706 significantly1747 respectably1770 purty1797 appreciably1815 pooty1825 right smart1859 helder1883 sumfin1918 sumptin1924 sumthin1925 1786 Monthly Misc. Mar. 129/1 Somthin less than halfe a ginny in silver and sixpenses. 1839 N.-Y. Spectator 9 Sept. There's a man as lives sunthin like about a mile and a quarter from here. 1925 Phi Gamma Delta Dec. 680/1 I shore am hopin' sumthin' passionate that every dern one uv yu kin manage tu come. 2014 @babsgingerqueen 22 Oct. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I'm having Harry Potter withdrawals sumthin fierce. B. n. = something n. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > entity, being, or thing > something somethingc1000 thingOE somewhatc1230 somewhat else, more, over1390 something1577 what1654 something or other1706 sumptin1767 sumthin1822 sumfin1823 summink1875 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 197/2 ‘Can't ye ask me sumthin in me own way,’ says I, ‘an' I'll anser ye?’ 1853 P. B. St. John Amy Moss 50 Everybody brought ‘sunthin’—some a lick of meal, some a punkin' [etc.]. 1925 St. Nicholas Nov. 288/2 We‘re allus jiggin’ at somthin, the cook informed his new helper. 2017 Toronto Star (Nexis) 8 Aug. b1 Want to drink expensive coffee? Do it. Want to buy a new sumthin' or 'nother? Go ahead. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.n.1786
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