Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

historisk

historical, historic

Meaning

historical; historic

In Swedish: som tillhör historien

Forms

Forms of historisk
Basic form	historisk	with en-words
Neuter	historiskt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	historiska	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	mer historisk	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	mest historisk	“-est”, “most …”

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What does historisk mean?

historisk in a sentence

en historisk fotbollsmatch
a historic football match
en historisk händelse
a historic event
Den historiske Jesus var en judisk rabbin.
The historical Jesus was a Jewish rabbi.

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What does historisk mean in English?

historisk means “historical, historic”.

Origin

From Latin historicus, equivalent to historia + -isk.

Nearby common words

historisk is number 4,227 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,223invasion invasion
4,224kommando command, commando
4,225smycke piece of jewellery (jewelry (US)), ornament
4,226skåpbil a van (covered vehicle)
4,228ynkrygg coward
4,229sökare seeker, viewfinder
4,230utslagen beaten
4,231euro euro

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary