cifero

Esperanto

Etymology

Probably from English cipher, from Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr). Compare Italian cifra, Russian цифра (cifra), French chiffre, German Ziffer. Doublet of ĉifro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡siˈfero/

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• Rhymes: -ero
• Syllabification: ci‧fe‧ro

Noun

cifero (accusative singular ciferon, plural ciferoj, accusative plural ciferojn)

1. figure (numeric)
2. numeral, digit

Derived terms

• ciferplato (“dial”)

See also

• ĉifro
• nombro (“number”)
• numeralo (“numeral (word)”)
• numero (“number identifying one thing from another”)

Further reading

• “cifero”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “cifero”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026