"cifra" meaning in Latin

See cifra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈkiː.fra] [Classical-Latin], [ˈt͡ʃiː.fra] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Sanskrit शू॒न्य (śūnyá)sl. Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr)bor. Latin cīfra Borrowed from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr). Doublet of zēphirum (“zero”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|ar:صِفْر<id:zero>|text=+|title=cīfra|tree=1}} Etymology tree Sanskrit शू॒न्य (śūnyá)sl. Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr)bor. Latin cīfra [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "zero", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "sl.", "keyword_label" : "Semantic loan of", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Sanskrit", "term" : "शू॒न्य", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "sa" } ], "keyword" : "semantic loan" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "ص ف ر", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "صِفْر", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "cīfra", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="cīfra"> Borrowed from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr)., {{doublet|la|zēphirum|t1=zero}} Doublet of zēphirum (“zero”) Head templates: {{la-noun|cīfra<1>}} cīfra f (genitive cīfrae); first declension, {{tlb|la|Medieval Latin}} (Medieval Latin) Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cīfra<1>}} Forms: cīfra [canonical, feminine], cīfrae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cīfra [nominative, singular], cīfrae [nominative, plural], cīfrae [genitive, singular], cīfrārum [genitive, plural], cīfrae [dative, singular], cīfrīs [dative, plural], cīfram [accusative, singular], cīfrās [accusative, plural], cīfrā [ablative, singular], cīfrīs [ablative, plural], cīfra [singular, vocative], cīfrae [plural, vocative], cīfera [alternative], cīphra [alternative], cȳffra [alternative]
  1. numeral, cipher Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-1
    Sense id: en-cifra-la-noun-Vdj~NML4 Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Medieval Latin, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 82 18 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 82 18 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 69 31 Disambiguation of Medieval Latin: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 82 18
  2. zero (symbol) Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-1
    Sense id: en-cifra-la-noun-4feKo57v
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: zēphirum [neuter]

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "c. 1230, Johannes de Sacrobosco, “De Arte Numerandi”, in Rara Mathematica, published 1841, page 3:",
          "text": "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.",
          "translation": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "zero (symbol)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "zero",
          "zero"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Medieval-Latin",
        "declension-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkiː.fra]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃiː.fra]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cifra"
}

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