linguistics vs inflected

linguistics is a noun but inflected is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
linguistics	Yes	No	No	No
inflected	No	Yes	No	No

linguistics (noun)	inflected (noun)
the scientific study of language
the humanistic study of language and literature

linguistics (adjective)	inflected (adjective)
	(of the voice) altered in tone or pitch
	showing alteration in form (especially by the addition of affixes)