ðə skˈɑːɾɪʃ ɡˈeɪlɪk nˈɑːmɪnətˌɪv kˈeɪs ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐn ɛɡzˈæmpəl əvə dᵻɹˈɛkt kˈeɪs, wˌɪtʃ ɪvˈɑːlvd æz ðɪ ɐkjˈuːzətˌɪv bɪkˌeɪm ˌɪndɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃəbəl ɪn bˈoʊθ spˈiːtʃ ænd ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ fɹʌmðə nˈɑːmɪnətˌɪv æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv fənˈɛɾɪk tʃˈeɪndʒ.
The Scottish Gaelic nominative case is also an example of a direct case, which evolved as the accusative became indistinguishable in both speech and writing from the nominative as a result of phonetic change.