storico

/ˈstɔ.ri.ko/adjective / noun · masculineA2 / C1

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Meaning · adjective

historic, historical

Abbiamo visitato un palazzo storico in centro.
We visited a historic building downtown.

Conosci questo film storico italiano?
Do you know this Italian historical film?

È un quartiere storico della città.
It is a historic district of the city.

Word forms (4)

Use 'storico' for both 'historic' (important in history) and 'historical' (related to history). Context clarifies meaning.
Agrees in gender/number: 'storico' (m.s.), 'storica' (f.s.), 'storici' (m.pl.), 'storiche' (f.pl.).
Avoid 'storico' for 'old' or 'ancient'—use 'antico' or 'vecchio' instead.

historian

Mio zio è uno storico molto bravo.
My uncle is a very good historian.

Hai parlato con lo storico del museo?
Did you speak with the museum historian?

Non conosco nessuno storico in questa città.
I don't know any historian in this city.

Word forms (2)

Word	Word forms
storico	masculine · singular
storici	masculine · plural

As a noun, storico means a historian. Don’t confuse it with the adjective storico, meaning historical or historic.
Use storico for an academic or writer of history; ricercatore or studioso are broader and less specific.
It’s a regular noun/adjective: lo storico, gli storici; feminine forms are la storica, le storiche.