Històrics

Històrics is the masculine plural form of the Catalan adjective històric, meaning historic or relating to history. It is used to describe things with historical significance or that pertain to history, such as events, places, documents, or periods. The corresponding singular forms are històric (masculine) and històrica (feminine). The feminine plural is històriques.

Etymology and form: històric comes from Latin historicus, passing into Catalan with a typical adaptation of spelling and accent. The accent on ò signals where the stress falls in the word, and it remains on that syllable in the plural històrics. The gender and number endings follow standard Catalan agreement: històric/històrica, històrics/històriques, with the latter used for feminine plural nouns.

Usage: Històrics is widely used to describe nouns that denote historical value. Examples include "monuments històrics" (historic monuments), "fets històrics" (historical events), and "centre històric" (historic center). It can modify a range of masculine nouns, while feminine forms would be used with feminine nouns (e.g., "històrica ciutat" though more common is to pair the adjective with a masculine head noun in many expressions).

In discourse on heritage and culture, històrics often appears in captions, inventories, and descriptive texts to emphasize the historical importance of artefacts, sites, or records. It is distinct from more modern or contemporary descriptors and helps situate objects or places within a historical timeline.

See also: històrica, història, patrimoni, museu.