Kousa

See also: kousa and kousá

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly akin to Kausa, Kosonen or from a Scandinavian name (Old Swedish Kofse).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkou̯sɑ/, [ˈko̞u̯s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ousɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Kou‧sa

Proper noun

Kousa

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Kousa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Kousa	Kousat
genitive		Kousan	Kousien
partitive		Kousaa	Kousia
illative		Kousaan	Kousiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kousa	Kousat
accusative	nom.	Kousa	Kousat
	gen.	Kousan
genitive		Kousan	Kousien Kousain rare
partitive		Kousaa	Kousia
inessive		Kousassa	Kousissa
elative		Kousasta	Kousista
illative		Kousaan	Kousiin
adessive		Kousalla	Kousilla
ablative		Kousalta	Kousilta
allative		Kousalle	Kousille
essive		Kousana	Kousina
translative		Kousaksi	Kousiksi
abessive		Kousatta	Kousitta
instructive		—	Kousin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kousa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kousani Kousani accusative nom. Kousani Kousani gen. Kousani genitive Kousani Kousieni Kousaini rare partitive Kousaani Kousiani inessive Kousassani Kousissani elative Kousastani Kousistani illative Kousaani Kousiini adessive Kousallani Kousillani ablative Kousaltani Kousiltani allative Kousalleni Kousilleni essive Kousanani Kousinani translative Kousakseni Kousikseni abessive Kousattani Kousittani instructive — — comitative — Kousineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kousasi Kousasi accusative nom. Kousasi Kousasi gen. Kousasi genitive Kousasi Kousiesi Kousaisi rare partitive Kousaasi Kousiasi inessive Kousassasi Kousissasi elative Kousastasi Kousistasi illative Kousaasi Kousiisi adessive Kousallasi Kousillasi ablative Kousaltasi Kousiltasi allative Kousallesi Kousillesi essive Kousanasi Kousinasi translative Kousaksesi Kousiksesi abessive Kousattasi Kousittasi instructive — — comitative — Kousinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kousamme Kousamme accusative nom. Kousamme Kousamme gen. Kousamme genitive Kousamme Kousiemme Kousaimme rare partitive Kousaamme Kousiamme inessive Kousassamme Kousissamme elative Kousastamme Kousistamme illative Kousaamme Kousiimme adessive Kousallamme Kousillamme ablative Kousaltamme Kousiltamme allative Kousallemme Kousillemme essive Kousanamme Kousinamme translative Kousaksemme Kousiksemme abessive Kousattamme Kousittamme instructive — — comitative — Kousinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kousanne Kousanne accusative nom. Kousanne Kousanne gen. Kousanne genitive Kousanne Kousienne Kousainne rare partitive Kousaanne Kousianne inessive Kousassanne Kousissanne elative Kousastanne Kousistanne illative Kousaanne Kousiinne adessive Kousallanne Kousillanne ablative Kousaltanne Kousiltanne allative Kousallenne Kousillenne essive Kousananne Kousinanne translative Kousaksenne Kousiksenne abessive Kousattanne Kousittanne instructive — — comitative — Kousinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kousansa Kousansa accusative nom. Kousansa Kousansa gen. Kousansa genitive Kousansa Kousiensa Kousainsa rare partitive Kousaansa Kousiaan Kousiansa inessive Kousassaan Kousassansa Kousissaan Kousissansa elative Kousastaan Kousastansa Kousistaan Kousistansa illative Kousaansa Kousiinsa adessive Kousallaan Kousallansa Kousillaan Kousillansa ablative Kousaltaan Kousaltansa Kousiltaan Kousiltansa allative Kousalleen Kousallensa Kousilleen Kousillensa essive Kousanaan Kousanansa Kousinaan Kousinansa translative Kousakseen Kousaksensa Kousikseen Kousiksensa abessive Kousattaan Kousattansa Kousittaan Kousittansa instructive — — comitative — Kousineen Kousinensa

Statistics

• Kousa is the 2165^th (tied with 5 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 382 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.