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Definition of Oblique case
1. Noun. Any grammatical case other than the nominative.
Generic synonyms: Case, Grammatical Case
Specialized synonyms: Accusative, Accusative Case, Objective Case, Dative, Dative Case, Genitive, Genitive Case, Possessive, Possessive Case, Vocative, Vocative Case, Ablative, Ablative Case
Antonyms: Nominative
Definition of Oblique case
1. Noun. (grammar) Any noun case except the nominative case or the vocative case, where the noun is the object of a verb or the object of a preposition. The term is commonly used in Hindi grammar. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oblique Case
Literary usage of Oblique case
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The general oblique case can be employed for any case except the nominative, but.
in order to define the meaning, it is customary to add postpositions as in ..."
2. Historical Outlines of English Syntax by Leon Kellner (1913)
"Another interchange of the nominative and the oblique case was brought about ...
The oblique case instead of the nominative. There is a decided tendency in ..."
3. A History of Classical Scholarship: From the Sixth Century B.C. to the End by John Edwin Sandys (1906)
"A verb with a nominative subject needing an oblique case to complete the ...
a verb with an oblique case needing another oblique case to complete the ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The general oblique case is the same as the nominative, except in the case of
strong masculine and neuter nouns in 6 and и respectively, where it ends in d. ..."
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