Historiallisiä

Historiallisiä is a Finnish word form used as the partitive plural of the adjective historiallinen, meaning historical. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify and take different grammatical forms according to case, number, and definiteness. The partitive plural form is used when referring to an indefinite quantity of items or when the noun is in the partitive case, which is common in negative clauses or when the amount is not precisely specified.

Etymology and morphology: The word historiallinen is formed from historia (history) with the suffix -llinen, producing the meaning “historical” or “pertaining to history.” Its plural forms include the nominative plural historialliset and the partitive plural historiallisia. The form historiallisiä is a variant used in the same grammatical context, reflecting Finnish’s flexible vowel patterns and suffix choices for the partitive plural of -inen adjectives.

Usage: Historiallisiä typically describes multiple historical things or aspects in a non-definite sense. Examples include historiallisia tapahtumia (historical events) and historiallisia lähteitä (historical sources). The form also appears in negated constructions where the object is not fully specified, such as ei ollut historiallisia todisteita (there were no historical sources/evidence).

See also: historiallinen, Finnish grammar, partitive case, Finnish adjectives.

Note: While historiallisia is the standard partitive plural form of historiallinen, some texts may show slight variation in spelling depending on context or stylistic choice. In everyday use, historiallisia is the most common rendering in standard Finnish.