Koskela
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish Koskela.
Proper noun
Koskela (plural Koskelas)
- A surname from Finnish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Koskela is the 31873rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 724 individuals. Koskela is most common among White (94.2%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Koskela”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 341.
Finnish
Etymology
From koski (“rapids”) + -la.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoskelɑ/, [ˈko̞s̠ke̞lɑ]
- Rhymes: -oskelɑ
- Syllabification(key): Kos‧ke‧la
Proper noun
Koskela
- a surname from landscape
- Any of a number of small places in Finland.
Declension
| Inflection of Koskela (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Koskela | Koskelat | |
| genitive | Koskelan | Koskeloiden Koskeloitten | |
| partitive | Koskelaa | Koskeloita | |
| illative | Koskelaan | Koskeloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Koskela | Koskelat | |
| accusative | nom. | Koskela | Koskelat |
| gen. | Koskelan | ||
| genitive | Koskelan | Koskeloiden Koskeloitten Koskelainrare | |
| partitive | Koskelaa | Koskeloita | |
| inessive | Koskelassa | Koskeloissa | |
| elative | Koskelasta | Koskeloista | |
| illative | Koskelaan | Koskeloihin | |
| adessive | Koskelalla | Koskeloilla | |
| ablative | Koskelalta | Koskeloilta | |
| allative | Koskelalle | Koskeloille | |
| essive | Koskelana | Koskeloina | |
| translative | Koskelaksi | Koskeloiksi | |
| instructive | — | Koskeloin | |
| abessive | Koskelatta | Koskeloitta | |
| comitative | — | Koskeloineen | |
| Possessive forms of Koskela (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Koskelani | Koskelamme |
| 2nd person | Koskelasi | Koskelanne |
| 3rd person | Koskelansa | |
Related terms
- Koski
- Koskinen
Anagrams
- kokelas