historia

See also: história, historiá, historía, and història

Asturian

Alternative forms

• hestoria, historica

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin historia.

Noun

historia f (plural histories)

1. history
2. story

Related terms

• históricu

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Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía).

Noun

historia ?

1. history
2. saga

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Esperanto

Etymology

From historio +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [histoˈria]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: his‧to‧ri‧a

Adjective

historia (accusative singular historian, plural historiaj, accusative plural historiajn)

1. historical (relating to history)
2. historic (of great importance)

Related terms

• historie
• historio

 

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Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhistoriɑ/, [ˈhis̠to̞ˌriɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: his‧to‧ri‧a

Noun

historia

1. history

Declension

Inflection of historia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		historia	historiat
genitive		historian	historioiden historioitten
partitive		historiaa	historioita
illative		historiaan	historioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		historia	historiat
accusative	nom.	historia	historiat
	gen.	historian
genitive		historian	historioiden historioitten historiain rare
partitive		historiaa	historioita
inessive		historiassa	historioissa
elative		historiasta	historioista
illative		historiaan	historioihin
adessive		historialla	historioilla
ablative		historialta	historioilta
allative		historialle	historioille
essive		historiana	historioina
translative		historiaksi	historioiksi
abessive		historiatta	historioitta
instructive		—	historioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of historia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative historiani historiani accusative nom. historiani historiani gen. historiani genitive historiani historioideni historioitteni historiaini rare partitive historiaani historioitani inessive historiassani historioissani elative historiastani historioistani illative historiaani historioihini adessive historiallani historioillani ablative historialtani historioiltani allative historialleni historioilleni essive historianani historioinani translative historiakseni historioikseni abessive historiattani historioittani instructive — — comitative — historioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative historiasi historiasi accusative nom. historiasi historiasi gen. historiasi genitive historiasi historioidesi historioittesi historiaisi rare partitive historiaasi historioitasi inessive historiassasi historioissasi elative historiastasi historioistasi illative historiaasi historioihisi adessive historiallasi historioillasi ablative historialtasi historioiltasi allative historiallesi historioillesi essive historianasi historioinasi translative historiaksesi historioiksesi abessive historiattasi historioittasi instructive — — comitative — historioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative historiamme historiamme accusative nom. historiamme historiamme gen. historiamme genitive historiamme historioidemme historioittemme historiaimme rare partitive historiaamme historioitamme inessive historiassamme historioissamme elative historiastamme historioistamme illative historiaamme historioihimme adessive historiallamme historioillamme ablative historialtamme historioiltamme allative historiallemme historioillemme essive historianamme historioinamme translative historiaksemme historioiksemme abessive historiattamme historioittamme instructive — — comitative — historioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative historianne historianne accusative nom. historianne historianne gen. historianne genitive historianne historioidenne historioittenne historiainne rare partitive historiaanne historioitanne inessive historiassanne historioissanne elative historiastanne historioistanne illative historiaanne historioihinne adessive historiallanne historioillanne ablative historialtanne historioiltanne allative historiallenne historioillenne essive historiananne historioinanne translative historiaksenne historioiksenne abessive historiattanne historioittanne instructive — — comitative — historioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative historiansa historiansa accusative nom. historiansa historiansa gen. historiansa genitive historiansa historioidensa historioittensa historiainsa rare partitive historiaansa historioitaan historioitansa inessive historiassaan historiassansa historioissaan historioissansa elative historiastaan historiastansa historioistaan historioistansa illative historiaansa historioihinsa adessive historiallaan historiallansa historioillaan historioillansa ablative historialtaan historialtansa historioiltaan historioiltansa allative historialleen historiallensa historioilleen historioillensa essive historianaan historianansa historioinaan historioinansa translative historiakseen historiaksensa historioikseen historioiksensa abessive historiattaan historiattansa historioittaan historioittansa instructive — — comitative — historioineen historioinensa

Derived terms

• hissa
• historiallinen
• historiallisesti
• historiallisperäinen
• historiallisuus
• historiikki
• historiografia
• historioida
• historioitsija
• historisismi
• historismi

 

Compounds

• aatehistoria
• asutushistoria
• esihistoria
• henkilöhistoria
• historiakirja
• historiakäsitys
• historiamaalaus
• historianfilosofia
• historiankirja
• historiankirjoittaja
• historiankirjoitus
• historiankäsitys
• historianmukainen
• historianopettaja
• historiantakainen
• historiantunti
• historiantutkija
• historiantutkimus
• historianvastainen
• historiateos
• historiatiede
• kehityshistoria
• kielihistoria
• kirjallisuudenhistoria
• kirjallisuushistoria
• kirkkohistoria
• kulttuurihistoria
• kärsimyshistoria
• luonnonhistoria
• lähihistoria
• maailmanhistoria
• maakuntahistoria
• makrohistoria
• mediahistoria
• mikrohistoria
• musiikinhistoria
• naishistoria
• oikeushistoria
• oppihistoria
• paikallishistoria
• pitäjänhistoria
• sosiaalihistoria
• sotahistoria
• sukuhistoria
• syntyhistoria
• taidehistoria
• taloushistoria
• tieteenhistoria
• työhistoria
• varhaishistoria
• äännehistoria

 

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Interlingua

Noun

historia (plural historias)

1. history

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía, “learning through research”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isˈtɔ.rja/, [is̪ˈt̪ɔːr̺jä]
• Rhymes: -ɔrja
• Hyphenation: hi‧stò‧ria

Noun

historia f (plural historie)

1. Obsolete form of storia.

   1854, Frederick William Fairholt, The Two Gentelemen Of Verona., page 201:

   Il povero giovane Nerino non sapendo che Genobbia fusse moglie Raimondo, cominciò raccontargli l'historia riservando però il nome.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía, “learning through research, narration of what is learned”), from ἱστορέω (historéō, “to learn through research, to inquire”), from ἵστωρ (hístōr, “the one who knows, the expert, the judge”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hisˈto.ri.a/, [hɪs̠ˈt̪ɔriä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /isˈto.ri.a/, [isˈt̪ɔːriä]

Noun

historia f (genitive historiae); first declension

1. history
   • 1719, Johann Jakob Brucker:

     Tentamen Introductionis in Historiam Doctrinae Logicae de Ideis

     An Essay Introducing the History of the Logical Doctrine of Ideas

2. account
3. story
4. (Medieval Latin, England) storey

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	historia	historiae
Genitive	historiae	historiārum
Dative	historiae	historiīs
Accusative	historiam	historiās
Ablative	historiā	historiīs
Vocative	historia	historiae

Derived terms

• historicus
• historiālis

 

Descendants

• → Albanian: histori
• Aragonese: istoria
• Asturian: historia, hestoria
• → Basque: historia
• → Breton: istor
• → Bulgarian: исто́рия (istórija)
• Catalan: història
• Corsican: storia
• → Czech: historie
• → Danish: historie
• → Dutch: historie
• → English: history, storey, story
• → Esperanto: historio
• → Finnish: historia
• Friulian: istorie, storie
• Galician: historia
• Gallo: istoèrr
• → German: Historie
• → Hungarian: história
• → Ido: historio
• → Interlingua: historia
• → Irish: stair, stór
• Istriot: stuoria
• Italian: storia
• → Lithuanian: istorija
• → Maltese: storja
• → Norwegian: historie
• Old French: estoire
  • French: histoire
  • Haitian Creole: istwa
  • Norman: histouaire, histouaithe (Jersey); histouère (continental Normandy); istwer (Sark), histouère, istwer
• → Old Prussian: istōrija
• → Pitcairn-Norfolk: histrei
• → Polish: historia
• Portuguese: história
• Romanian: istorie
• Romansch: istorgia
• → Samogitian: istuorėjė
• → Serbo-Croatian: ìstōrija
• Sicilian: storia
• → Slovak: história
• Spanish: historia
• → Swahili: historia
• → Swedish: historia
• Venetian: istoria, storia
• → Welsh: ystyr
• → Yiddish: היסטאָריע (historye)

References

• “historia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “historia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• historia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• historia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to borrow instances from history: exempla petere, repetere a rerum gestarum memoria or historiarum (annalium, rerum gestarum) monumentis
    
  • history (as a science): historia
    
  • Roman history (i.e. the exposition, representation of it by writers): historia Romana or rerum Romanarum historia
    
  • to write a history: historiam (-as) scribere
    
  • to study historical records, read history: evolvere historias, litterarum (veterum annalium) monumenta
    
  • history has handed down to us: historiae prodiderunt (without nobis)
    
  • mythology: fabulae, historia fabularis
    
  • historic truth: historiae, rerum fides
    
  • to give a veracious and historic account of a thing: narrare aliquid ad fidem historiae
    
  • an acknowledged historical fact: res historiae fide comprobata
    
  • to devote oneself to writing history: ad historiam (scribendam) se conferre or se applicare
    
  • a conscientious historian: homo in historia diligens
    
• “historia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• historia in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• historien

Noun

historia m or f

1. definite feminine singular of historie

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

historia f

1. definite singular of historie

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin historia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xisˈtɔ.rja/

• audio:

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Noun

historia f

1. history
2. story

Declension

Declension of historia

	singular	plural
nominative	historia	historie
genitive	historii	historii/historyj
dative	historii	historiom
accusative	historię	historie
instrumental	historią	historiami
locative	historii	historiach
vocative	historio	historie

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

Noun

historia f (plural historias)

1. Obsolete spelling of história.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isˈtoɾja/ [isˈt̪o.ɾja]

Noun

historia f (plural historias)

1. history

   Synonym: historial

2. story (a sequence of events)

   Synonyms: cuento, narración, relato

3. The letter H in the Spanish phonetic alphabet

Derived terms

• historiador
• histórico

 

Further reading

• “historia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Swahili

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin historia.

Noun

historia (n class, plural historia)

1. history (aggregate of past events)

Derived terms

• mwanahistoria

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• audio:

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Noun

historia c

1. history

   Hon är professor i historia. ― She is a professor of history.

   Landet har en lång historia av blodiga krig. ― The country has a long history of bloody wars.

2. A story, plot (of a work of fiction)
3. A joke or anecdote
4. An event, incident or affair.

   Mitt äktenskap var en riktigt sorglig historia. ― My marriage was a really sorry affair.

Usage notes

Usually, the phrase rolig historia denotes a shorter joke with a funny (witty...) punchline, while historia by itself usually denotes a story (or an anecdote).

Declension

Declension of historia 1
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	historia	historian	—	—
Genitive	historias	historians	—	—

Declension of historia
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	historia	historien	historier	historierna
Genitive	historias	historiens	historiers	historiernas

Declension of historia
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	historia	historian	historier	historierna
Genitive	historias	historians	historiers	historiernas

Related terms

• historieberättare
• historielös
• historiker
• historisk
• religionshistoriker
• rolig historia
• rötmånadshistoria
• vetenskapshistoriker