# Koso
## Finnish
### Etymology

Variant of Kosonen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkoso/, [ˈko̞s̠o̞]
* Rhymes: -oso
* Hyphenation: Ko‧so

### Proper noun

Koso
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

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 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

* IPA: [ˈkɔsɔ]

### Proper noun

Koso m pers (female equivalent Kosová)
* a male surname

#### Declension
### 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, 2003–2024

## 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: /kò.sō/

### 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”)