interesse

See also: Interesse, intéresse, and intéressé

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

Related terms

• interessant
• interessent

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪn.təˈrɛ.sə/, (informal, Northern Dutch) /ɪnˈtrɛ.sə/

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• Hyphenation: in‧te‧res‧se
• Rhymes: -ɛsə

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Interesse, from Latin interesse. Doublet of interest.

Noun

interesse f (plural interesses or interessen)

1. interest (e.g in a subject) [from 1870s]

Synonyms

• belangstelling

Related terms

• interessant
• interesseren
• interest

Etymology 2

Noun

interesse f (uncountable)

1. Obsolete form of interest.

Interlingua

Noun

interesse (plural interesses)

1. interest

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.teˈrɛs.se/

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• 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

• interessare

Anagrams

• intessere, ritenesse

Latin

Verb

interesse

1. 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)

1. interest

Derived terms

• særinteresse

Related terms

• interessere

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

• særinteresse

Related terms

• interessere

References

• “interesse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin interesse.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teˈɾe.si/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teˈɾe.si/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teˈɾe.se/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɨˈɾe.s(ɨ)/, (with ellision) /ĩˈtɾe.s(ɨ)/, /ẽ.tɨˈɾe.s(ɨ)/, (with ellision) /ẽˈtɾe.s(ɨ)/

• 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.

Related terms

• interessar
• interessante
• interesseiro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teˈɾɛ.si/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teˈɾɛ.si/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teˈɾɛ.se/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɨˈɾɛ.s(ɨ)/, (with ellision) /ĩˈtɾɛ.s(ɨ)/

• Hyphenation: in‧te‧res‧se

Verb

interesse

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