chiffre
English
Etymology
Noun
chiffre (plural chiffres)
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "ML." is not valid. See WT:LOL. cifra (“zero”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Andalusian Arabic صِفر (ṣifr, “empty”). Doublet of zéro.
Pronunciation
Noun
chiffre m (plural chiffres)
- a digit i.e. 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
- (colloquial or dated) a number
- figure (number)
- cipher (method of transforming a text to conceal meaning)
- cipher (code)
- (music) figure
- monogram
Derived terms
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “chiffre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Alternative forms
Noun
chiffre oblique singular, m (oblique plural chiffres, nominative singular chiffres, nominative plural chiffre)
Descendants
- French: chiffre
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (chiffre)
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