scivolema

Esperanto

Etymology

From scivola (“curious”) +‎ -ema (“having an inclination towards”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [st͡sivoˈlema]
• Rhymes: -ema
• Hyphenation: sci‧vo‧le‧ma

Adjective

scivolema (accusative singular scivoleman, plural scivolemaj, accusative plural scivolemajn)

1. curious, inquisitive

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• scivolemo (“inquisitiveness, curiosity (character trait)”)
• scivolemulo (“a curious person”)