שיפֿער

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Yiddish

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German schiffære, schiffere, from Old High German *skiffāri, from Proto-Germanic *skipārijaz (sailor). By surface analysis, שיף (shif, ship) +‎ ־ער (-er). Compare German Schiffer.

Noun

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שיפֿער (shiferm, plural שיפֿערס (shifers), feminine שיפֿערין (shiferin)

  1. sailor (worker on a ship)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French chiffre, probably via Polish szyfr and/or Russian шифр (šifr) rather than German Chiffre.

Noun

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שיפֿער (shiferm, plural שיפֿערן (shifern)

  1. cipher, code
Derived terms
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