interesse
Danish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse (“to be or lie between”), from inter (“between”) and esse (“to be”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /entərrasə/, [entˢɐˀʁɑsə]
Noun
interesse c (singular definite interessen, plural indefinite interesser)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | interesse | interessen | interesser | interesserne |
| genitive | interesses | interessens | interessers | interessernes |
Derived terms
- almeninteresse
- egeninteresse
- samfundsinteresse
- særinteresse
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Further reading
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪn.təˈrɛ.sə/, (informal, Northern Dutch) /ɪnˈtrɛ.sə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: in‧te‧res‧se
- Rhymes: -ɛsə
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Interesse, from Latin interesse.[1] Doublet of interest.
Noun
interesse f (plural interesses or interessen)
- interest (e.g. in a subject) [from 1870s]
- Synonym: belangstelling
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Noun
interesse f (uncountable)
- obsolete form of interest
References
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
Interlingua
Noun
interesse (plural interesses)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.teˈrɛs.se/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛsse
- Hyphenation: in‧te‧rès‧se
Noun
interesse m (plural interessi)
Synonyms
- (in the plural; affairs, business): affari
Derived terms
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
interesse
- present active infinitive of intersum
References
- "interesse", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
interesse m (definite singular interessen, indefinite plural interesser, definite plural interessene)
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪntˈrɛsːə/
Noun
interesse f (definite singular interessa, indefinite plural interesser, definite plural interessene)
- interest (interest and curiosity for something)
- interest (involvement, stake in a business or undertaking)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “interesse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin interesse.
Alternative forms
- interêsse (pre-reform spelling)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.teˈɾe.si/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.teˈɾe.se/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.tɨˈɾe.sɨ/, (with ellision) /ĩˈtɾe.sɨ/, /ẽ.tɨˈɾe.sɨ/, (with ellision) /ẽˈtɾe.sɨ/
- Hyphenation: in‧te‧res‧se
Noun
interesse m (plural interesses)
- interest, curiosity
- Tenho um interesse em música.
- I'm interested in music.
- self-interest, especially when pretending to like someone to attain some benefit for oneself
- Ela só está consigo por interesse, pois você é rico.
- She is with you only for her own benefit since you are rich.
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.teˈɾɛ.si/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.teˈɾɛ.se/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.tɨˈɾɛ.sɨ/, (with syncope) /ĩˈtɾɛ.sɨ/
- Hyphenation: in‧te‧res‧se
Verb
interesse
- inflection of interessar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative