accidens

Latin

Etymology 1

Present active participle of accidō (“fall down or upon; happen”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈak.ki.dens/, [ˈak.kɪ.dẽːs]

Participle

accidēns m, f, n (genitive accidentis); third declension

  1. falling down, upon, at or near, descending
  2. happening (to), taking place, occurring, befalling
Declension

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative accidēns accidēns accidentēs accidentia
Genitive accidentis accidentis accidentium accidentium
Dative accidentī accidentī accidentibus accidentibus
Accusative accidentem accidēns accidentēs, accidentīs accidentia
Ablative accidente, accidentī1 accidente, accidentī1 accidentibus accidentibus
Vocative accidēns accidēns accidentēs accidentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Noun

accidēns n (genitive accidentis); third declension

  1. accident, circumstance (chance event)
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      Accidentia nominum sunt septem: Species, Figura, Persona, Genus, Declinatio, Numerus, & Casus.
      Accidents of nouns are seven: species, shape/figure, person, gender, declination, number, & case.
Declension

Third declension neuter “pure” i-stem.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative accidēns accidentia
Genitive accidentis accidentium
Dative accidentī accidentibus
Accusative accidēns accidentia
Ablative accidentī accidentibus
Vocative accidēns accidentia
Descendants

Etymology 2

Form of the verb accīdō (“fell, cut down; use up; impair”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /akˈkiː.dens/, [akˈkiː.dẽːs]

Participle

accīdēns m, f, n (genitive accīdentis); third declension

  1. using up, consuming, diminishing
  2. impairing, weakening, shattering
Declension

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative accīdēns accīdēns accīdentēs accīdentia
Genitive accīdentis accīdentis accīdentium accīdentium
Dative accīdentī accīdentī accīdentibus accīdentibus
Accusative accīdentem accīdēns accīdentēs, accīdentīs accīdentia
Ablative accīdente, accīdentī1 accīdente, accīdentī1 accīdentibus accīdentibus
Vocative accīdēns accīdēns accīdentēs accīdentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References
  • accidens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • accidens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Middle French

Noun

accidens m

  1. plural of accident
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