Kousa

See also: kousa and kousá

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly akin to Kausa, Kosonen or from a Scandinavian name (Old Swedish Kofse).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkou̯sɑ/, [ˈko̞u̯s̠ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ousɑ
  • Syllabification(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
Kousainrare
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
Kousainirare
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
Kousaisirare
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
Kousaimmerare
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
Kousainnerare
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
Kousainsarare
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 2165th (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.

References
  1. Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN
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