kiinnostus

== Finnish == === Etymology === kiinnostaa (“to interest”) +‎ -us === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkiːnːostus/, [ˈk̟iːnːo̞s̠tus̠] Rhymes: -iːnːostus Syllabification(key): kiin‧nos‧tus Hyphenation(key): kiin‧nos‧tus === Noun === kiinnostus interest (intellectual curiosity; great attention and concern) [with illative ‘in’; or with (partitive +) kohtaan ‘towards’] kiinnostuksen kohde ― interest (something which, or someone whom, one is interested in) (literally, “target of interest”) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “kiinnostus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023