šifra

See also: sifra and sífra

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Chiffre, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French chiffre (“digit, cipher”) from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian cifra (“digit, cipher”), originally from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, empty, nothing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪfra/

Noun

šifra f

1. cipher (method for concealing the meaning of text)
2. cipher (cryptographic system using an algorithm)

Derived terms

• šifrovat, dešifrovat
• šifrovací, dešifrovací
• šifrování, dešifrování

Related terms

• cifra

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French chiffre (“digit, cipher”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin cifra (“zero”), originally from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, empty, nothing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃîfra/

Noun

šȉfra f (Cyrillic spelling ши̏фра)

1. code, cipher (method for concealing the meaning of text)
2. password, passcode

Declension

Declension of šifra

	singular	plural
nominative	šȉfra	šȉfre
genitive	šȉfrē	šȉfārā / šífrī
dative	šȉfri	šȉframa
accusative	šȉfru	šȉfre
vocative	šȉfro	šȉfre
locative	šȉfri	šȉframa
instrumental	šȉfrōm	šȉframa

Synonyms

• (code, cipher): kȏd
• (password, passcode): lòzīnka, zápōrka

References

• “šifra”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024