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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German historisch, borrowed from Latin historicus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱστορικός (historikós). The form borrowed from German replaced earlier forms ending on the equivalent of -lijk. By surface analysis, historie + -isch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɪsˈtoː.ris/
- Rhymes: -oːris
- Hyphenation: his‧to‧risch
Adjective
historisch (not comparable)
- historical
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German
Etymology
From Latin historicus + German suffix -isch
Pronunciation
Adjective
historisch (strong nominative masculine singular historischer, comparative historischer, superlative am historischsten)
- historical, historic
- Synonym: geschichtlich
Declension
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Adverb
historisch
- historically
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