scivolo
See also: scivolò
Esperanto
Etymology
From scivola (“curious, interested”) + -o (“noun ending”), or a compound of scii (“to know”) + volo (“a wish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st͡siˈvolo/
- Rhymes: -olo
- Hyphenation: sci‧vo‧lo
Noun
scivolo (uncountable, accusative scivolon)
Usage notes
While scivolo, scivoleco and scivolemo can all be translated as curiousity, scivolo and scivoleco are usually an interest to know something specific, whereas scivolemo is usually a long-term character trait of wanting to know about various different things.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈʃi.vo.lo/
- Rhymes: -ivolo
- Hyphenation: scì‧vo‧lo
Etymology 1
Noun
scivolo m (plural scivoli)
Etymology 2
Verb
scivolo
- first-person singular present indicative of scivolare