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)

  1. interest

Inflection

Declension of interesse
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative interesse interessen interesser interesserne
genitive interesses interessens interessers interessernes

Derived terms

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)

  1. interest (e.g. in a subject) [from 1870s]
    Synonym: belangstelling
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

interesse f (uncountable)

  1. obsolete form of interest

References

  1. ^ 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)

  1. interest

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.teˈrɛs.se/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛsse
  • Hyphenation: in‧te‧rès‧se

Noun

interesse m (plural interessi)

  1. interest, concern
  2. (economy) interest
  3. money, money-making
  4. (in the plural) affairs, business

Synonyms

  • (in the plural; affairs, business): affari

Derived terms

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

interesse

  1. present active infinitive of intersum

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

interesse m (definite singular interessen, indefinite plural interesser, definite plural interessene)

  1. interest

Derived terms

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)

  1. interest (interest and curiosity for something)
  2. interest (involvement, stake in a business or undertaking)

Derived terms

References

Portuguese

Etymology 1

    Learned borrowing from Latin interesse.

    Alternative forms

    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)

    1. interest, curiosity
      Tenho um interesse em música.
      I'm interested in music.
    2. 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.

    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

    1. inflection of interessar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative