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genitive vs oblique

oblique vs genitive

genitive and oblique both are nouns.

genitive and oblique both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
genitive Yes Yes No No
oblique Yes Yes No No
As nouns, oblique is a hypernym of genitive; that is, oblique is a word with a broader meaning than genitive:
  • genitive: the case expressing ownership
  • oblique: any grammatical case other than the nominative
Other hypernyms of genitive include oblique case.
genitive (noun) oblique (noun)
the case expressing ownership a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
any grammatical case other than the nominative
genitive (adjective) oblique (adjective)
serving to express or indicate possession slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
Difference between genitive and oblique

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