Asturian

Noun

cifra f ‎(plural cifres)

1. number, figure

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

cifra f

1. digit

Derived terms

• ciferník m

Related terms

• šifra f

Hungarian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cifra ‎(“zero, numeral”), from Arabic صِفْر ‎(ṣifr, “zero, empty, nothing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sifrɒ]
• Hyphenation: cif‧ra

Adjective

cifra (comparative cifrább, superlative legcifrább)

1. ornamented, gaudy

Declension

Derived terms

• cifraság
• cifráz

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cifra ‎(“zero, numeral”), from Arabic صِفْر ‎(ṣifr, “zero, empty, nothing”).

Noun

cifra f ‎(plural cifre)

1. figure, numeral
2. sum
3. code, cipher
4. (in the plural) initials, monogram

Verb

cifra

1. third-person singular present indicative of cifrare
2. second-person singular imperative of cifrare

Anagrams

• cafri, farci, farcì

Latin

Alternative forms

• cifera
• ciphra

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Arabic صِفْر ‎(ṣifr, “zero, empty, nothing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈki.fra/, [ˈkɪ.fra]

Noun

cifra f ‎(genitive cifrae); first declension

1. numeral, cipher
2. zero (symbol)

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• English: cipher
• French: chiffre
• Hungarian: cifra

References

• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cifra”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• cifra in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Verb

cifra

1. third-person singular present indicative of cifrar
2. second-person singular imperative of cifrar

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Arabic صِفْر ‎(ṣifr, “empty”) and, subsequently "zero"; cifra is the Latin form which came to Europe via Andalusian Arabic in late 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsîfra/
• Hyphenation: cif‧ra

Noun

cȉfra f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ци̏фра)

1. digit
2. figure
3. number, numeral

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic صِفْر ‎(ṣifr, “empty”) and, subsequently 'zero'; cifra is the Latin form which came to Europe via Andalusian Arabic in late 14th century.

Noun

cifra f ‎(plural cifras)

1. digit
2. number
3. amount
4. cipher; code

Verb

cifra

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of cifrar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of cifrar.