Koso

See also: Appendix:Variations of "koso"

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of Kosonen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoso/, [ˈko̞s̠o̞]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Hyphenation^(key): Ko‧so

Proper noun

Koso

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Koso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Koso	Kosot
genitive		Koson	Kosojen
partitive		Kosoa	Kosoja
illative		Kosoon	Kosoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Koso	Kosot
accusative	nom.	Koso	Kosot
	gen.	Koson
genitive		Koson	Kosojen
partitive		Kosoa	Kosoja
inessive		Kosossa	Kosoissa
elative		Kososta	Kosoista
illative		Kosoon	Kosoihin
adessive		Kosolla	Kosoilla
ablative		Kosolta	Kosoilta
allative		Kosolle	Kosoille
essive		Kosona	Kosoina
translative		Kosoksi	Kosoiksi
abessive		Kosotta	Kosoitta
instructive		—	Kosoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Koso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kosoni Kosoni accusative nom. Kosoni Kosoni gen. Kosoni genitive Kosoni Kosojeni partitive Kosoani Kosojani inessive Kosossani Kosoissani elative Kosostani Kosoistani illative Kosooni Kosoihini adessive Kosollani Kosoillani ablative Kosoltani Kosoiltani allative Kosolleni Kosoilleni essive Kosonani Kosoinani translative Kosokseni Kosoikseni abessive Kosottani Kosoittani instructive — — comitative — Kosoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kososi Kososi accusative nom. Kososi Kososi gen. Kososi genitive Kososi Kosojesi partitive Kosoasi Kosojasi inessive Kosossasi Kosoissasi elative Kosostasi Kosoistasi illative Kosoosi Kosoihisi adessive Kosollasi Kosoillasi ablative Kosoltasi Kosoiltasi allative Kosollesi Kosoillesi essive Kosonasi Kosoinasi translative Kosoksesi Kosoiksesi abessive Kosottasi Kosoittasi instructive — — comitative — Kosoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kosomme Kosomme accusative nom. Kosomme Kosomme gen. Kosomme genitive Kosomme Kosojemme partitive Kosoamme Kosojamme inessive Kosossamme Kosoissamme elative Kosostamme Kosoistamme illative Kosoomme Kosoihimme adessive Kosollamme Kosoillamme ablative 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 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 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 3468^th (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

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔsɔ]

Proper noun

Koso m pers (female equivalent Kosová)

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /kò.sō/

Proper noun

Kòso

1. 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
2. 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”)