Mokslinius

Mokslinius is the accusative plural form of the Lithuanian adjective mokslinis, which means “scientific” or “related to science.” In Lithuanian, adjectives decline to agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case; therefore mokslinius appears when the modified noun is masculine plural in the accusative. The form is common in academic writing and journalism when referring to plural masculine nouns such as tyrimai (studies) or darbai (works), among others.

Grammatically, the base form is mokslinis (masculine singular). The corresponding forms include moksliniai (nominative plural), mokslinius (accusative plural), and mokslinių (genitive plural). Adjectival endings change to match the noun’s case and number, so mokslinius is specifically used for masculine plural in the accusative, while other cases use different endings.

Usage and examples: In Lithuanian sentences, mokslinius typically precedes the noun it modifies. Examples include moksliniai tyrimai (scientific studies) in the nominative plural, and mokslinius tyrimus in the accusative plural. Other common collocations are moksliniai metodai (scientific methods) and mokslinius darbus (scientific works) with their respective case endings. The adjective maintains a neutral, descriptive tone appropriate for neutral encyclopedia-style writing and academic contexts.

In translation, mokslinius corresponds to the English “scientific” when describing plural masculine nouns in the accusative. It is one of several inflected forms of mokslinis, reflecting Lithuanian’s robust system of agreement between adjectives and their nouns.