historisch

Meaning

historical

Hyphenated as

his‧to‧risch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɦɪsˈtoː.ris/

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.

Sentences

Historisch gezien is dat schilderij enorm belangrijk .

Historically, that painting is extremely important.

Ik denk dat wij hier een historisch ogenblik beleven .

I consider that we are experiencing an historic moment in this regard.