# cifra
## Asturian
### Noun

cifra f (plural cifres)
* number, figure

## Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech cifra, borrowed from German Ziffer, from Medieval Latin cifra (“numeral; zero symbol”), from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈt͡sɪfra]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

cifra f
* digit
    Synonym: číslice

#### Derived terms

* ciferník m

#### Related terms

* šifra f

### Further reading

* “cifra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “cifra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “cifra”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Hungarian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cifra (“zero, numeral”), from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, empty, nothing”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈt͡sifrɒ]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: cif‧ra
* Rhymes: -rɒ

### Adjective

cifra (comparative cifrább, superlative legcifrább)
* ornamented, gaudy
* (figurative, colloquial) indecent, vulgar, dirty

#### Derived terms

* cifraság
* cifrácska
* cifrálkodik
* cifráz
* cifrázat
* cifra galambgomba
* cifra holyva
* cifra kankalin
* cifra kígyógomba
* cifra korallgomba
* cifra kölönte
* cifra lemezestapló
* cifra levélmoly
* cifra pehelyréce
* cifra rája
* cifra réce

### References

* ↑ cifra in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
* ↑ cifra in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

### Further reading

* cifra in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
* cifra in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡ʃi.fra/
* Rhymes: -ifra
* Hyphenation: cì‧fra

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cifra (“zero, numeral”), from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, empty, nothing”). Doublet of zero.

#### Noun

cifra f (plural cifre)
* figure, numeral
* sum
* code, cipher
* (in the plural) initials, monogram

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

cifra
* inflection of cifrare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* Carfì, cafri, farci, farcì

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* cifera
* ciphra

### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, empty, nothing”).

### Pronunciation

* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃi.fra/, [ˈt͡ʃiːfrä]

### Noun

cifra f (genitive cifrae); first declension (Medieval Latin)
* numeral, cipher
* zero (symbol)
** c. 1230, Johannes de Sacrobosco, “De Arte Numerandi”, in Rara Mathematica‎, published 1841, page 3:Decima figura dicitur theta, vel circulus, vel cifra, vel figura nihili quia nihil significat, sed locum tenens dat aliis significare: nam sine cifra vel cifris purus non potest scribi articulus.The tenth symbol is called theta, or circle, or zero, or the null symbol, which indicates none, but, holding a place, gives a different meaning: for without a zero or zeroes, it is not possible to write the pure single word.

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### Descendants

* English: cipher
* French: chiffre
* Friulian: cifre
* Hungarian: cifra
* Italian: cifra
* Piedmontese: cifra

### References

* cifra in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsi.fɾɐ/
* Hyphenation: ci‧fra

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cifra (“zero, numeral”), from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, empty, nothing”). Doublet of zero.

#### Noun

cifra f (plural cifras)
* number
* amount, figure
* code, cipher
* (music) number or letter that represents a chord

##### Derived terms

* cifragem
* cifrão
* cifrar
* decifrar

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

cifra
* inflection of cifrar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “cifra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “cifra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French chiffrer.

### Verb

a cifra (third-person singular present cifrează, past participle cifrat) 1st conjugation
* to quantify
* to cypher

#### Conjugation
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “empty”) and, subsequently "zero"; cifra is the Latin form which came to Europe via Andalusian Arabic in late 14th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡sîfra/
* Hyphenation: cif‧ra

### Noun

cȉfra f (Cyrillic spelling ци̏фра)
* digit
* figure
* number, numeral

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /ˈθifɾa/ [ˈθi.fɾa]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsifɾa/ [ˈsi.fɾa]
* Rhymes: -ifɾa
* Syllabification: ci‧fra

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “empty”) and, subsequently 'zero'; cifra is the Latin form which came to Europe via Andalusian Arabic in late 14th century. Cognate with English cipher.

#### Noun

cifra f (plural cifras)
* digit
* number
* amount
* cipher; code

##### Derived terms

* cifrar

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

cifra
* inflection of cifrar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “cifra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10