šifra in Serbo-Croatian

IPA: /ʃîfra/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Borrowed from French chiffre (“digit, cipher”), from Medieval Latin cifra (“zero”), from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, empty, nothing”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sh|fr|chiffre||digit, cipher}} Borrowed from French chiffre (“digit, cipher”), {{der|sh|ML.|cifra||zero}} Medieval Latin cifra (“zero”), {{der|sh|ar|صِفْر||zero, empty, nothing}} Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, empty, nothing”) Head templates: {{sh-noun|g=f|head=šȉfra}} šȉfra f (Cyrillic spelling ши̏фра) Forms: šȉfra [canonical, feminine], ши̏фра [Cyrillic], no-table-tags [table-tags], šȉfra [nominative, singular], šȉfre [nominative, plural], šȉfrē [genitive, singular], šȉfārā [genitive, plural], šífrī [genitive, plural], šȉfri [dative, singular], šȉframa [dative, plural], šȉfru [accusative, singular], šȉfre [accusative, plural], šȉfro [singular, vocative], šȉfre [plural, vocative], šȉfri [locative, singular], šȉframa [locative, plural], šȉfrōm [instrumental, singular], šȉframa [instrumental, plural]

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      "form": "šȉfre",
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    {
      "form": "šȉfrē",
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    },
    {
      "form": "šȉfārā",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "šífrī",
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      "form": "šȉfri",
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        "code, cipher (method for concealing the meaning of text)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "kȏd"
        }
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          "password",
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          "passcode",
          "passcode"
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        {
          "word": "lòzīnka"
        },
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          "word": "zápōrka"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ʃîfra/"
    }
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  "word": "šifra"
}

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    "Serbo-Croatian lemmas",
    "Serbo-Croatian nouns",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms borrowed from French",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from French",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Medieval Latin",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      "form": "šȉfārā",
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    {
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      "form": "šȉframa",
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        "dative",
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    },
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      "form": "šȉfru",
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      "form": "šȉfre",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "šȉfro",
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      "form": "šȉfre",
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      "form": "šȉframa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "šȉfrōm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "šȉframa",
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        "plural"
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  ],
  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "code, cipher (method for concealing the meaning of text)"
      ],
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        }
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    },
    {
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        "password, passcode"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "passcode",
          "passcode"
        ]
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          "word": "lòzīnka"
        },
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʃîfra/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "šifra"
}

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"šifra" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

Noun