LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird-declension one-termination participle

accidēns1

accidēns (genitive accidentis)
Classical[ˈak.kɪ.dẽːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈat.t͡ʃi.dens]

Meaning

  1. one terminationparticiplefalling down, upon, at or near, descending
  2. one terminationparticiplehappening (to), taking place, occurring, befalling

accĭdens, entis.
I. P. a. fr. accĭdo.—
II. As subst. n.
A. The accidental, nonessential quality of any thing, τὸ συμβεβηκός (opp. substantia, the Greek οὐσία): causa, tempus, locus, occasio . . . rerum sunt accidentia, the accidental or extraneous circumstances, Quint. 5, 10, 23; so 3, 6, 36; 4, 2, 130: ex accidentibus (= epithetis), id. 8, 3, 70; hence, an adjective, Macr. S. 1, 4.—
B. An accident or chance.
1. In gen., Dig. 35, 2, 51: per accidens, accidentally, Firm. Math. 5, 4.—
2. In part., an unfortunate circumstance: accidentia (opp. prospera), Pseudo-Quint. Decl.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinaccidēns

Proto-Indo-European *ḱad- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ḱádeti Proto-Italic *kadō Latin cadō Latin accidō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin accidēns Present active participle of accidō (“fall down or upon; happen”).

In English words that came into English from accidēns

  • accidentalaccidēntālis
noun · neuterthird declension
accidēns2
accidēns n (genitive accidentis)
Classical[ˈak.kɪ.dẽːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈat.t͡ʃi.dens]

Meaning

  1. accident, circumstance (chance event)
    Accidentia nominum sunt septem: Species, Figura, Persona, Genus, Declinatio, Numerus, & Casus.Accidents of nouns are seven: species, shape/figure, person, gender, declination, number, & case.1695, Teutsch-Lateinisches WörterBüchlein Zum Nutz und Ergötzung der Schuljugend zusammengetragen, Und mit 6000. darzu dienlichen Bildern gezieret. Deme noch über das eine kurtzgefaste Lateinische Sprach-Übung Und Zimliche Anzahl Auserlesener Sprüche beygefüget. — Dictionariolum germanico-latinum In Usum & delectationem Scholasticae Juventutis concinnatum, & aliquot millibus huic rei inservientibus Iconibus illustratum. Cui insuper accessit, Epitome Grammatices Latinae cum selectarum Sententiarum Farragine., Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Noriberga), p.197

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaccidēnsaccidentia
genitiveaccidentisaccidentium
dativeaccidentīaccidentibus
accusativeaccidēnsaccidentia
ablativeaccidentīaccidentibus
vocativeaccidēnsaccidentia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinaccidēns

Proto-Indo-European *ḱad- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ḱádeti Proto-Italic *kadō Latin cadō Latin accidō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin accidēns Present active participle of accidō (“fall down or upon; happen”).

Descendants
  • Catalanaccident
  • Englishaccident
  • Frenchaccident
  • GermanAkzidens
  • GermanAkzidenz
  • GermanZufall
  • Italianaccidente
  • Portugueseacidente
  • Romanianaccident
  • Spanishaccidente

In English words that came into English from accidēns

  • accidentaccidēns
  • accidenceaccidentia
verbthird-declension one-termination participle
accīdēns3
accīdēns (genitive accīdentis)
Classical[akˈkiː.dẽːs]Ecclesiastical[atˈt͡ʃiː.dens]

Meaning

  1. one terminationparticipleusing up, consuming, diminishing
  2. one terminationparticipleimpairing, weakening, shattering

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinaccīdēns

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Latin accīdō Latin accidens From accīdō (“fell, cut down; use up; impair”).

Quick answers

What does accidēns mean in Latin?
accidēns, a verb, means “falling down, upon, at or near, descending; happening (to), taking place, occurring, befalling”.
What are the principal parts of accidēns?
accidēns, accidentis (third-declension one-termination participle).
How do you pronounce accidēns?
In classical Latin, [ˈak.kɪ.dẽːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈat.t͡ʃi.dens].
Where does accidēns come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin accidēns.