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Etymology edit

Ultimately from Latin interesse (to make a difference, to concern, to matter). Compare Polish interes, Russian интере́с (interés).

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Noun edit

інтарэ́с (intarésm inan (genitive інтарэ́су, nominative plural інтарэ́сы, genitive plural інтарэ́саў)

  1. interest (attention)
    Synonym: ціка́васць (cikávascʹ)
    праяўля́ць вялі́кі інтарэ́с да спра́выprajaŭljácʹ vjalíki intarés da správyto show great interest in the matter
  2. (often in the plural) interests (needs, requests, aspirations)
    абаро́на дзяржа́ўных інтарэ́саўabaróna dzjaržáŭnyx intarésaŭprotection of state interests
    сын жыў сваі́мі інтарэ́саміsyn žyŭ svaími intarésamithe son lived by his own interests
  3. interest (benefit, need)
    у на́шых інтарэ́сахu nášyx intarésaxin our interests
    няма́ нія́кага інтарэ́су е́хаць туды́njamá nijákaha intarésu jéxacʹ tudýthere is no interest (no need) to go there

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References edit

  • інтарэс” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • інтарэс”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)