Infinitive
ĉifri
Forms
Tenses
| Present | ĉifras |
| Past | ĉifris |
| Future | ĉifros |
| Conditional | ĉifrus |
| Imperative | ĉifru! |
Participles
| Active past | ĉifrinta |
| Active present | ĉifranta |
| Active future | ĉifronta |
| Passive past | ĉifrita |
| Passive present | ĉifrta |
| Passive future | ĉifrota |
Etymology
Borrowed from French chiffrer, ultimately from Medieval Latin cifra (“zero”), from Arabic صِفر (ṣifr, “empty”). By surface analysis, ĉifro (“cipher, code”) + -i (verbal suffix). See: French '
chiffrer', Arabic '
صفر'.
Sample Sentences
Translations
encrypt, to conceal information by means of a code or cipher