See also: Appendix:Variations of "koso"
Finnish
Etymology
Variant of Kosonen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoso/, [ˈko̞s̠o̞]
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification(key): Ko‧so
- Hyphenation(key): Ko‧so
Proper noun
Koso
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Koso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
Koso
|
Kosot
|
| genitive
|
Koson
|
Kosojen
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| partitive
|
Kosoa
|
Kosoja
|
| illative
|
Kosoon
|
Kosoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Koso
|
Kosot
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Koso
|
Kosot
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| gen.
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Koson
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| genitive
|
Koson
|
Kosojen
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| partitive
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Kosoa
|
Kosoja
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| inessive
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Kosossa
|
Kosoissa
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| elative
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Kososta
|
Kosoista
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| illative
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Kosoon
|
Kosoihin
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| adessive
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Kosolla
|
Kosoilla
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| ablative
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Kosolta
|
Kosoilta
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| allative
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Kosolle
|
Kosoille
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| essive
|
Kosona
|
Kosoina
|
| translative
|
Kosoksi
|
Kosoiksi
|
| abessive
|
Kosotta
|
Kosoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Kosoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Kosoni
|
Kosoni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kosoni
|
Kosoni
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| gen.
|
Kosoni
|
| genitive
|
Kosoni
|
Kosojeni
|
| partitive
|
Kosoani
|
Kosojani
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| inessive
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Kosossani
|
Kosoissani
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| elative
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Kosostani
|
Kosoistani
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| illative
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Kosooni
|
Kosoihini
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| adessive
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Kosollani
|
Kosoillani
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| ablative
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Kosoltani
|
Kosoiltani
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| allative
|
Kosolleni
|
Kosoilleni
|
| essive
|
Kosonani
|
Kosoinani
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| translative
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Kosokseni
|
Kosoikseni
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| abessive
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Kosottani
|
Kosoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kosoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Kososi
|
Kososi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kososi
|
Kososi
|
| gen.
|
Kososi
|
| genitive
|
Kososi
|
Kosojesi
|
| partitive
|
Kosoasi
|
Kosojasi
|
| inessive
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Kosossasi
|
Kosoissasi
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| elative
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Kosostasi
|
Kosoistasi
|
| illative
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Kosoosi
|
Kosoihisi
|
| adessive
|
Kosollasi
|
Kosoillasi
|
| ablative
|
Kosoltasi
|
Kosoiltasi
|
| allative
|
Kosollesi
|
Kosoillesi
|
| essive
|
Kosonasi
|
Kosoinasi
|
| translative
|
Kosoksesi
|
Kosoiksesi
|
| abessive
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Kosottasi
|
Kosoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kosoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Kosomme
|
Kosomme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kosomme
|
Kosomme
|
| gen.
|
Kosomme
|
| genitive
|
Kosomme
|
Kosojemme
|
| partitive
|
Kosoamme
|
Kosojamme
|
| inessive
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Kosossamme
|
Kosoissamme
|
| elative
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Kosostamme
|
Kosoistamme
|
| illative
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Kosoomme
|
Kosoihimme
|
| adessive
|
Kosollamme
|
Kosoillamme
|
| ablative
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Kosoltamme
|
Kosoiltamme
|
| allative
|
Kosollemme
|
Kosoillemme
|
| essive
|
Kosonamme
|
Kosoinamme
|
| translative
|
Kosoksemme
|
Kosoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Kosottamme
|
Kosoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kosoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kosonne
|
Kosonne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kosonne
|
Kosonne
|
| gen.
|
Kosonne
|
| genitive
|
Kosonne
|
Kosojenne
|
| partitive
|
Kosoanne
|
Kosojanne
|
| inessive
|
Kosossanne
|
Kosoissanne
|
| elative
|
Kosostanne
|
Kosoistanne
|
| illative
|
Kosoonne
|
Kosoihinne
|
| adessive
|
Kosollanne
|
Kosoillanne
|
| ablative
|
Kosoltanne
|
Kosoiltanne
|
| allative
|
Kosollenne
|
Kosoillenne
|
| essive
|
Kosonanne
|
Kosoinanne
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| translative
|
Kosoksenne
|
Kosoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Kosottanne
|
Kosoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kosoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kosonsa
|
Kosonsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kosonsa
|
Kosonsa
|
| gen.
|
Kosonsa
|
| genitive
|
Kosonsa
|
Kosojensa
|
| partitive
|
Kosoaan
Kosoansa
|
Kosojaan
Kosojansa
|
| inessive
|
Kosossaan
Kosossansa
|
Kosoissaan
Kosoissansa
|
| elative
|
Kosostaan
Kosostansa
|
Kosoistaan
Kosoistansa
|
| illative
|
Kosoonsa
|
Kosoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Kosollaan
Kosollansa
|
Kosoillaan
Kosoillansa
|
| ablative
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Kosoltaan
Kosoltansa
|
Kosoiltaan
Kosoiltansa
|
| allative
|
Kosolleen
Kosollensa
|
Kosoilleen
Kosoillensa
|
| essive
|
Kosonaan
Kosonansa
|
Kosoinaan
Kosoinansa
|
| translative
|
Kosokseen
Kosoksensa
|
Kosoikseen
Kosoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Kosottaan
Kosottansa
|
Kosoittaan
Kosoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kosoineen
Kosoinensa
|
|
Statistics
- Koso is the 3468th (tied with 6 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 223 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Koso m pers (female equivalent Kosová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Koso
(pattern chlap)
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 |
|---|
| nominative | Koso | Kosovia | Kosovci |
|---|
| genitive | Kosa | Kosov | Kosovcov |
|---|
| dative | Kosovi | Kosom | Kosovcom |
|---|
| accusative | Kosa | Kosov | Kosovcov |
|---|
| locative | Kosovi | Kosoch | Kosovcoch |
|---|
| instrumental | Kosom | Kosami | Kosovcami |
|---|
Further reading
- “Koso”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Yoruba
Etymology
From the phrase Ọba kò so (“The king did not hang”), ultimately from kò (“negation prefix”) + so (“to hang”), literally “The place where the King did not hang”
- This comes from a Yoruba legend in which the location Kòso is believed to be where Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́ Ṣàngó hanged himself. After discovering his body, his followers declared to the people that "Ọba kò so," "the King did not hang," and announced that Ṣàngó had not hanged, and instead ascended to heaven as an òrìṣà.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kòso
- A legendary place associated with the orisha Ṣàngó, it is believed to be where he Ṣàngó in his human form the King of Oyo hanged himself and became an orisha
- An area in the town of Ọ̀yọ́ near the palace of Aláàfin where the annual Shango festival is held, and serves as the center of the worship of Shango.
Derived terms
- Olúkòso (“oríkì of Shango”)
- Ọba Kòso (“A nickname for Shango”)