Lahingute

Lahingute is the genitive plural form of the Estonian noun lahing, which means a battle or combat. It is used to denote possession or relation to battles, for example in phrases like lahingute ajalugu (the history of battles) or lahingute käik (the course of battles).

In Estonian, lahing is declined as a typical masculine noun without gender. The nominative plural is lahingud, the genitive singular is lahingu, and the genitive plural is laingute or lahingute? The standard form for genitive plural is lahingute, so phrases that require “of battles” use lahingute.

The word appears mainly in historical, military, or scholarly contexts. It enables expressions such as lahingute arv (the number of battles), lahingute mõju (the impact of battles), or lahingute sisu (the content of battles). As a grammatical form, lahingute is used wherever a noun phrase needs to indicate belonging to or relating to multiple battles.

Lahingute is part of the broader Estonian vocabulary for war and conflict, alongside lahing, sõda (war), and lahinguvõime (combat capability). Its correct usage depends on case and number within a sentence, and it should be distinguished from lahingud (nominative plural) and lahingu (genitive singular).

See also: lahing, lahingud, sõda.