cifra

See also: cifrá, cifră, and ċifra

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AsturianEdit

NounEdit

cifra f (plural cifres)

1. number, figure

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CzechEdit

PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

cifra f

1. digit

Derived termsEdit

• ciferník m

Related termsEdit

• šifra f

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HungarianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sifrɒ]

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: cif‧ra

AdjectiveEdit

cifra (comparative cifrább, superlative legcifrább)

1. ornamented, gaudy

DeclensionEdit

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	cifra	cifrák
accusative	cifrát	cifrákat
dative	cifrának	cifráknak
instrumental	cifrával	cifrákkal
causal-final	cifráért	cifrákért
translative	cifrává	cifrákká
terminative	cifráig	cifrákig
essive-formal	cifraként	cifrákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	cifrában	cifrákban
superessive	cifrán	cifrákon
adessive	cifránál	cifráknál
illative	cifrába	cifrákba
sublative	cifrára	cifrákra
allative	cifrához	cifrákhoz
elative	cifrából	cifrákból
delative	cifráról	cifrákról
ablative	cifrától	cifráktól

Derived termsEdit

• cifraság
• cifráz

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ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

cifra f (plural cifre)

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

VerbEdit

cifra

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

AnagramsEdit

• cafri, farci, farcì

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LatinEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• cifera
• ciphra

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.fra/, [ˈt͡ʃiː.fra]

NounEdit

cifra f (genitive cifrae); first declension (Medieval Latin)

1. numeral, cipher
2. zero (symbol)

InflectionEdit

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cifra	cifrae
genitive	cifrae	cifrārum
dative	cifrae	cifrīs
accusative	cifram	cifrās
ablative	cifrā	cifrīs
vocative	cifra	cifrae

DescendantsEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

• cifra in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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PortugueseEdit

VerbEdit

cifra

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

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

cȉfra f (Cyrillic spelling ци̏фра)

1. digit
2. figure
3. number, numeral

DeclensionEdit

Declension of cifra

	singular	plural
nominative	cȉfra	cifre
genitive	cifre	cȉfārā / cȉfrī
dative	cifri	ciframa
accusative	cifru	cifre
vocative	cifro	cifre
locative	cifri	ciframa
instrumental	cifrom	ciframa

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

cifra f (plural cifras)

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

VerbEdit

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.