scivola
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Compound of scii (“to know”) + voli (“to want”) + -a (adjective ending).
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scivola (accusative singular scivolan, plural scivolaj, accusative plural scivolajn)
- curious, inquisitive
- 1908 October, Julian Sturĝis, “La rikoltado ke la pecoj”, in Lingvo Internacia, volume 13, number 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.
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scivola
- inflection of scivolare: