scivola

Esperanto

FWOTD – 10 March 2017

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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


Italian

Verb

scivola

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

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