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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from French chiffre, probably via Russian шифр (šifr). Ultimately from Arabic صِفر (ṣifr, “empty, void”). Doublet of цифра (cifra) and digit (of a number).
Pronunciation
Noun
ши́фър • (šífǎr) m
- code, cipher (cryptographic system)
Declension
References
- “шифър”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014