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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/
- Rhymes: -ɘfr
- Syllabification: szyfr
Noun
szyfr m inan
- cipher (method for concealing the meaning of text)
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Further reading
- szyfr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- szyfr in Polish dictionaries at PWN