interessar

From interès (“interest”) +‎ -ar. First attested in the 15th century.[1]

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [in.tə.ɾəˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [in.te.ɾeˈsaɾ]

interessar (first-person singular present interesso, first-person singular preterite interessí, past participle interessat); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/

1. to interest (to attract attention or concern)

   Antonym: desinteressar

• interessant

• desinteressar

• “interessar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “interessar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “interessar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From interesse (“interest”) +‎ -ar.

• Hyphenation: in‧te‧res‧sar

interessar (first-person singular present interesso, first-person singular preterite interessei, past participle interessado)

1. to interest (to attract attention or concern)