"Ziffer" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡sɪfɐ/ Audio: De-Ziffer.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪfɐ Etymology: From late Middle High German zifer (“digit”), from Old French cifre, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|zifer|t=digit}} Middle High German zifer (“digit”), {{der|de|fro|cifre}} Old French cifre, {{der|de|ML.|cifra}} Medieval Latin cifra, {{der|de|ar|صِفْر||}} Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Ziffer f (genitive Ziffer, plural Ziffern) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Ziffer [genitive], Ziffern [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Ziffer [nominative, singular], Ziffern [definite, nominative, plural], Ziffer [genitive, singular], Ziffern [definite, genitive, plural], Ziffer [dative, singular], Ziffern [dative, definite, plural], Ziffer [accusative, singular], Ziffern [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. digit, numeral Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Ziffer-de-noun-grgVSTN-
  2. (law) a numbered division unit written alongside the text Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Ziffer-de-noun-ahzg7AL0 Categories (other): Law, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Textual division Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Textual division: 6 94 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ziffernlos, beziffern, entziffern, Zifferblatt Related terms: Code [masculine], Geheimschrift [feminine]

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ziffernlos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "beziffern"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "entziffern"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Zifferblatt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "zifer",
        "t": "digit"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German zifer (“digit”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "cifre"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French cifre",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ML.",
        "3": "cifra"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin cifra",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "صِفْر",
        "4": "",
        "5": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From late Middle High German zifer (“digit”), from Old French cifre, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ziffer",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffern",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Ziffer f (genitive Ziffer, plural Ziffern)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Code"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Geheimschrift"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "digit, numeral"
      ],
      "id": "en-Ziffer-de-noun-grgVSTN-",
      "links": [
        [
          "digit",
          "digit"
        ],
        [
          "numeral",
          "numeral"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Law",
          "orig": "de:Law",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 94",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Textual division",
          "orig": "de:Textual division",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a numbered division unit written alongside the text"
      ],
      "id": "en-Ziffer-de-noun-ahzg7AL0",
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "number",
          "number"
        ],
        [
          "division",
          "division"
        ],
        [
          "unit",
          "unit"
        ],
        [
          "alongside",
          "alongside"
        ],
        [
          "text",
          "text"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) a numbered division unit written alongside the text"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sɪfɐ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪfɐ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Ziffer.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/De-Ziffer.ogg/De-Ziffer.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/De-Ziffer.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ziffer"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Arabic",
    "German terms derived from Medieval Latin",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old French",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:German/ɪfɐ",
    "Rhymes:German/ɪfɐ/2 syllables",
    "de:Textual division"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ziffernlos"
    },
    {
      "word": "beziffern"
    },
    {
      "word": "entziffern"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zifferblatt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "zifer",
        "t": "digit"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German zifer (“digit”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "cifre"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French cifre",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ML.",
        "3": "cifra"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin cifra",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "صِفْر",
        "4": "",
        "5": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From late Middle High German zifer (“digit”), from Old French cifre, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ziffer",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffern",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ziffern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Ziffer f (genitive Ziffer, plural Ziffern)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Code"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Geheimschrift"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "digit, numeral"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "digit",
          "digit"
        ],
        [
          "numeral",
          "numeral"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a numbered division unit written alongside the text"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "number",
          "number"
        ],
        [
          "division",
          "division"
        ],
        [
          "unit",
          "unit"
        ],
        [
          "alongside",
          "alongside"
        ],
        [
          "text",
          "text"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) a numbered division unit written alongside the text"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sɪfɐ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪfɐ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Ziffer.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/De-Ziffer.ogg/De-Ziffer.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Ziffer"
}

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