intressidest

Intressidest is a term used in Estonian to refer to the form that the noun intress takes when expressed in plural in certain grammatical cases, most commonly in contexts dealing with more than one interest. The base noun intress has two principal meanings in Estonian: financial interest or interest rate, and personal or intellectual interest, such as curiosity or concern. The word intressidest therefore inherits these senses and is used in passages that discuss multiple interests or multiple interest rates.

In financial language, intressidest can appear when describing several different interest rates across loans, accounts, or financial instruments. In this sense the form signals a collective reference to various rates or charges that arise from lending or borrowing activities. In non-financial contexts, intressidest may be used to talk about several areas of interest or matters of concern, for example when summarizing what topics or themes someone is interested in.

Etymology and morphology: intress is a loanword from a European language, reflecting the concept of interest or concern. The suffix -idest is part of Estonian morphology used to form a certain plural case with stems like intress, giving rise to intressidest in appropriate grammatical environments. The exact case and nuance depend on the sentence, and speakers may choose alternate forms such as intresside or intressid depending on syntactic needs.

Examples:

- Me arutame intressidest tulenevaid erinevusi laenutingimustes. (We discuss the differences arising from interests in loan conditions.)

- Mu huvi intressidest ulatub laenude mõistmiseni. (My interest extends from interests to understanding loans.)

See also: intress, intressimäär, intresside.