sõjaliste
Sõjaliste is a form in Estonian grammar connected with military topics. In everyday and formal usage, it functions as the genitive plural or partitive plural of the adjective sõjaline, which means 'military'. It is used to describe nouns and to indicate military affiliation or relation, as in phrases such as 'sõjaliste jõudude' (military forces), 'sõjaliste operatsioonide' (military operations), or 'sõjaliste teaduste' (military sciences). The form does not stand alone as a noun; rather, it modifies a following noun to specify the military context.
Sõjaline derives from the Estonian word for war, sõda, and the common adjective-forming suffix -line. The modern
In contemporary Estonian, the term is frequent in defense and security discourse, academic writings on military
Related vocabulary includes kaitsejõud (defence forces), sõjavägi (army/military as a system), and kaitse (defense).