historiallinen

historia (“history”) +‎ -llinen

• IPA^(key): /ˈhistoriɑlːinen/, [ˈhis̠to̞riˌɑ̝lːine̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːinen
• Syllabification^(key): his‧to‧ri‧al‧li‧nen
• Hyphenation^(key): his‧to‧ri‧al‧li‧nen

historiallinen (comparative historiallisempi, superlative historiallisin)

1. historic (very important in history or having a long history)

   Heinäkuun 4:s on historiallinen päivämäärä. Paljon historiantutkimusta on tehty siihen johtaneista tapahtumista.

   July 4 is a historic date. A great deal of historical research has been done on the events leading up to that day.

   Lordi Macaulayn ja Edward Gibbonin historiateokset ovat itsessään historiallisia.

   The historical works of Lord Macaulay and Edward Gibbon are in and of themselves historic.

2. historical (of or pertaining to things that are connected with or found in the past)

   Uusi Testamentti perustuu historiallisiin tapahtumiin, mutta sitä ei tule lukea historiankirjoituksena.

   The New Testament is based on historical events but it should not be read as a history work.

A person who needs help in translating historiallinen to English would probably benefit of reading the usage notes under historic.

• (historical): historian-, historia-

• (antonym(s) of “historic”): historiaton

• “historiallinen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023