szyfr

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French chiffre (“digit, figure, cipher”), Medieval Latin cifra (“numeral, cipher, zero”), Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, empty, nothing”) . Doublet of cyfra (“digit”) and zero (“zero”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʂɨfr/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨfr
  • Syllabification: szyfr

Noun

szyfr m inan

  1. cipher (method for concealing the meaning of text)

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
  • szyfrowy
nouns
  • szyfrant
  • szyfrantka
  • szyfrogram
verbs

Further reading

  • szyfr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szyfr in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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