шифър

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French chiffre, probably via Russian шифр (šifr). Ultimately from Arabic صِفر (ṣifr, “empty, void”). Doublet of цифра (cifra) and digit (of a number).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʃifɐr]

Noun

ши́фър • (šífǎr) m

  1. code, cipher (cryptographic system)

Declension
Declension of ши́фър
singular plural
indefinite ши́фър
šífǎr		 ши́фри
šífri
definite
(subject form)		 ши́фърът
šífǎrǎt		 ши́фрите
šífrite
definite
(object form)		 ши́фъра
šífǎra
count form — ши́фъра
šífǎra

References
  • “шифър”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
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