menneisyys — meaning in English

English meaning

backward adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.
history noun The study of past events, or the events themselves considered together.
past noun The period of time before the present.

menneisyys is used for these senses in English:

backward (transitive, dated) To keep back, to delay, to retard.
days of yore (idiomatic, nostalgic) The past; bygone days.
history (informal) Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant.
past Having already happened; in the past; finished. [from 14th c.]
past The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
past (grammar) The past tense.
thing of the past (idiomatic) Something that has gone extinct or become obsolete.

adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.
adj Less developed or advanced than expected, especially describing a place, culture, or way of thinking.
adj Reluctant or slow to act, learn, or come forward.

noun The study of past events, or the events themselves considered together.
noun A record of an entity's past actions or states, such as a browsing history or medical history.
noun Used to say something is no longer relevant or has ended, especially in the phrase "be history."