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): /ˈʂɘfr/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɘfr
- Syllabification: szyfr
Noun
szyfr m inan
- cipher (method for concealing the meaning of text)
Declension
Declension of szyfr
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | szyfr | szyfry |
| genitive | szyfru | szyfrów |
| dative | szyfrowi | szyfrom |
| accusative | szyfr | szyfry |
| instrumental | szyfrem | szyframi |
| locative | szyfrze | szyfrach |
| vocative | szyfrze | szyfry |
Derived terms
adjectives
- szyfrowy
nouns
- szyfrant
- szyfrantka
- szyfrogram
verbs