mokslinis

Mokslinis is a Lithuanian adjective meaning “scientific” or “relating to science.” It is derived from the noun mokslas (science, knowledge) with the suffix -inis, producing a term used to describe methods, work, and institutions associated with science and systematic inquiry. The word is used across academic, educational, and policy contexts to denote a close connection to research and evidence-based reasoning.

Common constructions include mokslinis tyrimas (scientific study), mokslinis metodas (scientific method), mokslinis darbas (scientific work), mokslinis straipsnis (scientific article), mokslinis požiūris (scientific approach), and mokslinė literatūra (scientific literature). It also appears in phrases describing disciplines or centers, such as mokslinis centras or mokslinis institutas, though more common terms often use direct nouns (centras, institutas) with appropriate adjectives.

Usage notes: In everyday language, "mokslinis" typically signals a formal, research-oriented context and is often preferred in education, academia, and scientific media. The capitalized form Mokslinis may be a title, brand, or proper name in specific cases, but in standard Lithuanian it remains the lowercase adjective unless at sentence start.

Declension: It follows regular Lithuanian adjective inflection; for example: mokslinis metodas (masculine singular), mokslinė priemonė (feminine singular), moksliniai metodai (masculine plural).