LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

accidentia

accidentia f (genitive accidentiae)
Classical[ak.kɪˈdɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[at.t͡ʃiˈdɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. femininecasual event, chance, happenstance

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaccidentiaaccidentiae
genitiveaccidentiaeaccidentiārum
dativeaccidentiaeaccidentiīs
accusativeaccidentiamaccidentiās
ablativeaccidentiāaccidentiīs
vocativeaccidentiaaccidentiae

accĭdentĭa, ae, f. accĭdo,
I. that which happens, a casual event, a chance: esse illam naturae accidentiam, Plin. 32, 2, 9, § 19; Tert. de Anim. 11 al.

Origins

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

In English words that came into English from accidentia

  • accidenceaccidentia

Quick answers

What does accidentia mean in Latin?
accidentia, a noun, means “casual event, chance, happenstance”.
What is the genitive of accidentia?
The genitive singular is accidentiae. accidentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce accidentia?
In classical Latin, [ak.kɪˈdɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [at.t͡ʃiˈdɛn.t͡si.a].