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

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

Anagrams

• lascivo, scolavi, solcavi, svicola, vascoli