oblique vs locative case

locative case vs oblique

oblique and locative case both are nouns.

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

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
oblique	Yes	Yes	No	No
locative case	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, locative case is a hyponym of oblique; that is, locative case is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than oblique:

oblique: any grammatical case other than the nominative
locative case: A case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein.

Other hyponyms of oblique include accusative, accusative case, objective case, dative, dative case, genitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive case, vocative, vocative case, ablative, ablative case, locative.

oblique (noun)	locative case (noun)
a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso	A case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein.
any grammatical case other than the nominative

oblique (adjective)	locative case (adjective)
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 oblique and locative case

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