Grammatical means of morphological and word building categories of the latin adjective

Abstract

The article uses a categorical approach to the study of the Latin name of the adjective, which is based on the definition of the adjective as part of speech that is related to grammatical categories. Morphological and derivational categories of the adjective are analyzed. Disclosed are the semantic and formal differences between them, a discrepancy in their quantitative measurement is revealed. The grammatical means of their expression are illuminated. Characterized suffixes and prefixes, highlighting the corresponding word-formative categories of the adjective.