oblique vs vocative case

vocative case vs oblique

oblique and vocative case both are nouns.

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

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

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

oblique: any grammatical case other than the nominative
vocative case: the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed

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

oblique (noun)	vocative case (noun)
a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso	the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
any grammatical case other than the nominative

oblique (adjective)	vocative 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 vocative case

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