scivolemo

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From scivolema (curious, inquisitive) +‎ -o (noun ending).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [st͡sivoˈlemo]
  • Rhymes: -emo
  • Hyphenation: sci‧vo‧le‧mo

Noun

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scivolemo (uncountable, accusative scivolemon)

  1. curiousity, inquisitiveness

Usage notes

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While scivolo, scivoleco and scivolemo can all be translated as curiousity, scivolemo is usually a long-term character trait of wanting to know about various different things, whereas scivolo and scivoleco are usually an interest to know something specific.