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)

  1. curiosity

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)

  1. slide, chute

Etymology 2

Verb

scivolo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of scivolare

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