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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, “digit (of a number)”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ши́фър • (šífǎr) m
- code, cipher (cryptographic system)
Declension
Declension of ши́фър
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singular
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plural
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| indefinite
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ши́фър
šífǎr
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ши́фри
šífri
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definite
(subject form)
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ши́фърът
šífǎrǎt
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ши́фрите
šífrite
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definite
(object form)
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ши́фъра
šífǎra
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| count form
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ши́фъра
šífǎra
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References
- “шифър”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014