scivola

Esperanto

FWOTD – 10 March 2017

Etymology

Compound of scii (“to know”) +‎ voli (“to want”) +‎ -a (adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /st͡siˈvola/
  • Rhymes: -ola
  • Hyphenation: sci‧vo‧la

Adjective

scivola (accusative singular scivolan, plural scivolaj, accusative plural scivolajn)

  1. curious, interested
    • 1908 October, Julian Sturĝis, “La rikoltado ke la pecoj”, in Lingvo Internacia, volume 13, number 10, page 457:
      Mi scias, ke tio ne estas mia afero, sed mi estas scivola pri vi.
      I know that is not my business, but I am curious about you.

Usage notes

While scivola and scivolema can both be translated as curious, scivola usually indicates an interest to know something specific, whereas scivolema usually indicates a long-term character trait of wanting to know about various different things.

Derived terms

  • scivole (“curiously”)
  • scivoleco (“curiosity (about something specific)”)
  • scivolema (“inquisitive, curious (character trait”)
  • scivolemo (“inquisitiveness, curiosity (character trait)”)
  • scivolemulo (“a curious person”)
  • scivoli (“to be curious about something”)
  • scivolo (“curiosity (about something specific)”)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈʃi.vo.la/
  • Rhymes: -ivola
  • Hyphenation: scì‧vo‧la

Verb

scivola

  1. inflection of scivolare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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