scivola

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, inquisitive
   • 1908 October, Julian Sturĝis, "La rikoltado ke la pecoj", in Lingvo Internacia, vol. 13, issue 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.

Derived terms

• scivole
• scivoleco

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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