No. 671 in Lithuanian

sostinės

The Lithuanian word "sostinės" means "capitals" (plural form of "capital city").

In a sentence

Vilnius yra Lietuvos sostinės miestas.
Vilnius is the capital city of Lithuania.
In this sentence, 'sostinės' is the possessive form of 'sostinė' (capital) indicating ownership or relation, meaning 'of the capital'.
Knyga apie Europos sostinės yra labai įdomi.
The book about European capitals is very interesting.
Here, 'sostinės' is used in plural form to signify multiple capitals.
Sostinės istorija yra turtinga ir ilgametė.
The history of the capital is rich and long-standing.
In this sentence, 'sostinės' is used in genitive singular form to describe something pertaining to the capital.

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