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

References

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