accidente

Pronunciation

• Homophones: accidentent, accidentes

Verb

accidente

1. first-person singular present indicative of accidenter
2. third-person singular present indicative of accidenter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of accidenter
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of accidenter
5. second-person singular imperative of accidenter

Noun

accidente m (plural accidenti)

1. accident, mishap
2. (music) an accidental

Participle

accidente

1. ablative singular of accidēns

accīdente

1. ablative singular of accīdēns

Etymology

From Latin accidens.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /aɡθiˈdente/, [aɣθiˈðẽn̪t̪e]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /aɡsiˈdente/, [aɣsiˈðẽn̪t̪e]

Noun

accidente m (plural accidentes)

1. accident (unexpected event with negative consequences)

   Synonyms: incidente, percance, contratiempo, siniestro, suceso

2. (music) accidental
3. (geography) feature

Further reading

• “accidente” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.