Historický

Historický is a Czech and Slovak adjective meaning relating to history or to the discipline of history. It describes things connected with the past, such as events, periods, sources, artifacts, or works of literature, film, and other media that depict or interpret history. The term is commonly used in compounds and phrases like historická kniha (history book), historický dokument, historické prameny, historické období, historický film, or historické muzeum. In grammar, historický agrees with the gender and number of the noun: historický (masculine), historická (feminine), historické (neuter or plural).

Etymology traces historický to historie (history), which in turn comes from Latin historia and Greek historía. The word has close cognates in other Slavic languages, such as Slovak historický, as well as parallels in many European languages that derive from the same Latin-Greek root.

Usage and nuance: historický is used to denote things pertaining to the past or to the study of the past. It is often contrasted with terms for the present or future, such as moderní or současný. The adverbial form is historicky, meaning “historically” or “in a historical sense.” Phrases may also describe significance, for example, historicky významný meaning historically significant.

In short, historický is a standard descriptor for anything related to history, used across everyday language, academia, and cultural discourse in Czech and Slovak.