cifre

See also: cifré

Italian

Noun

cifre f

1. plural of cifra

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• siphre, syphyr, sypher, cyffre

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French cyfre, cyffre, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر‎ (ṣifr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsifrə/, /ˈsifər/

Noun

cifre

1. The mathematical symbol or figure 0, representing the number zero.
2. (rare) Any symbol or figure used in mathematics.
3. (figurative, rare) Something that improves something else's worth despite being without worth alone.

Descendants

• English: cipher, cypher

References

• “cifre (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-16.

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Portuguese

Verb

cifre

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of cifrar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of cifrar
3. third-person singular imperative of cifrar

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Spanish

Verb

cifre

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of cifrar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of cifrar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of cifrar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of cifrar.