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