Interesse

See also: interesse, intéresse, and intéressé

German

Etymology

    From Medieval Latin interesse under influence of French intérêt.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təˈrɛsə/, /ɪnˈtrɛsə/
    • IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tɛɐ̯ˈrɛsə/, /ˌɪn.tɛrˈɛsːɛ/, [ˌɪn.tɐ̯-] (Austria)
    • Audio (Austria):(file)
      (das Interesse)
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Interesse n (mixed, genitive Interesses, plural Interessen)

    1. interest (attention and concern)
      • 2010, Der Spiegel‎[1], number 24/2010, page 88:
        Die Furcht, ein wiedervereinigtes Deutschland werde langfristig stärker seinen nationalen Interessen nachgehen und unilateral agieren – ohne Rücksicht auf den Nachbarn also –, verfolgt seither Frankreichs politische Klasse.
        The fear that a reunited Germany would pursue its national interests more strongly in the long term and act unilaterally – hence without consideration of its neighbors – haunts the political class of France since that time.

    Declension

    Declension of Interesse [neuter, mixed]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Interesse die Interessen
    genitive eines des Interesses der Interessen
    dative einem dem Interesse den Interessen
    accusative ein das Interesse die Interessen

    Hyponyms

    • Partikularinteresse
    • Wirtschaftsinteresse

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • “Interesse”, in Cambridge German–English Dictionary‎[2]
    • “Interesse” in Collins German–English Dictionary
    • “Interesse” in Duden online
    • “Interesse”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German)
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