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genitive vs oblique case

oblique case vs genitive

genitive and oblique case both are nouns.

genitive is an adjective but oblique case is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
genitive Yes Yes No No
oblique case Yes No No No
As nouns, oblique case is a hypernym of genitive; that is, oblique case is a word with a broader meaning than genitive:
  • genitive: the case expressing ownership
  • oblique case: any grammatical case other than the nominative
Other hypernyms of genitive include oblique.
genitive (noun) oblique case (noun)
the case expressing ownership any grammatical case other than the nominative
genitive (adjective) oblique case (adjective)
serving to express or indicate possession
Difference between genitive and oblique case

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