baltischen

Baltischen is the inflected form of the German adjective baltisch, meaning Baltic. It is used to describe nouns that relate to the Baltic region or the Baltic languages. In standard German, baltischen is the plural form used after definite articles or other determiners in the nominative and accusative cases, as in die baltischen Staaten (the Baltic States) or die baltischen Sprachen (the Baltic languages). In the dative plural it appears as den baltischen Staaten. In singular usage, different endings apply, for example der baltische Staat (the Baltic state), das baltische Meer (the Baltic Sea), or die baltische Sprache (the Baltic language).

The term is common in geographical, historical, and linguistic contexts. The region known in German as Baltikum encompasses the three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The Baltic languages form a branch of the Indo-European language family that includes living Lithuanian and Latvian, as well as the extinct Old Prussian. The adjective baltisch, and its inflected forms such as baltischen, are used to discuss culture, history, politics, and studies related to this area.

Baltischen is not a proper noun by itself; it functions as a descriptive adjective. Its capitalization follows general German rules: it is capitalized only as the first word of a sentence or in titles. When used with a definite determiner and a plural noun, it yields the form baltischen. Examples include die baltischen Staaten, den baltischen Ländern, or baltische Kultur, depending on article and case.