accidentia

Latin

Etymology 1

From accidēns, present active participle of accidō (“occur, befall”).

Pronunciation

Noun

accidentia f (genitive accidentiae); first declension

  1. casual event, chance, happenstance
Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative accidentia accidentiae
genitive accidentiae accidentiārum
dative accidentiae accidentiīs
accusative accidentiam accidentiās
ablative accidentiā accidentiīs
vocative accidentia accidentiae

Participle

accidentia

  1. nominative neuter plural of accidēns
  2. accusative neuter plural of accidēns
  3. vocative neuter plural of accidēns

Descendants

  • → English: accidence
  • → Old Irish: aiccidit
  • Portuguese: acidência

Etymology 2

Form of the verb accīdō (“I cut down”).

Participle

accīdentia

  1. nominative neuter plural of accīdēns
  2. accusative neuter plural of accīdēns
  3. vocative neuter plural of accīdēns

References

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