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[[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]] has a [[declension]] system that is similar to declension systems in ancient [[Indo-European languages]], such as [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]], [[Latin language|Latin]] or [[Ancient Greek language|Ancient Greek]]. It is one of the most complicated declension systems among modern Indo-European and modern European languages.{{Citation needed|reason=2010 Feb 3|date=February 2010}}
Traditionally, scholars count up to ten [[case (linguistics)|case]] forms in Lithuanian. However, at least one case is reduced to [[adverb]]s and certain fixed expressions and another is extinct in the modern language. So the official variant of Lithuanian has
:* '''[[nominative case|nominative]]''' ({{lang|lt|vardininkas}}); ''used to identify the [[inflection]] type''
:* '''[[genitive case|genitive]]''' ({{lang|lt|kilmininkas}}); ''used to identify the [[inflection]] type''
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