incident

incident

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English

Etymology

Recorded since 1412, from Middle French incident, from Latin incidens, the present active participle of incidō (to happen, befall), itself from in- (on) + -cidō, the combining form of cadō (to fall).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/

Noun

incident (plural incidents)

  1. (countable, uncountable) An event or occurrence.
  2. A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
  3. An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Adjective

incident (not comparable)

  1. Arising as the result of an event, inherent.
  2. (physics, of a stream of particles or radiation) Falling on or striking a surface.
  3. Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.
  4. Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.
    • 17th century, Richard Milward, "Preface" to Seldeniana
      the studies incident to his profession
  5. (law) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.

Translations

Catalan

Noun

incident m (plural incidents)

  1. incident

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French incident, from Old French incident, from Latin incidēns.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪn.siˈdɛnt/
  • Hyphenation: in‧ci‧dent
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

incident n (plural incidenten)

  1. An incident.
    Synonym: voorval

Derived terms

  • grensincident
  • incidenteel
  • schietincident
  • steekincident

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: insident
  • Indonesian: insiden
  • West Frisian: ynsidint

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.si.dɑ̃/

Adjective

incident (feminine incidente, masculine plural incidents, feminine plural incidentes)

  1. incidental
  2. (physics) incident

Noun

incident m (plural incidents)

  1. incident

Further reading

  • “incident”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verb incidō (I fall upon).

Verb

incident

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of incidō

Etymology 2

Form of the verb incīdō (I cut or hew open).

Verb

incīdent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of incīdō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French incident.

Adjective

incident m or n (feminine singular incidentă, masculine plural incidenți, feminine and neuter plural incidente)

  1. incidental

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /int͡sǐdent/
  • Hyphenation: in‧ci‧dent

Noun

incìdent m (Cyrillic spelling инцѝдент)

  1. incident

Declension

Swedish

Noun

incident c

  1. an incident (unexpected, disruptive event)

Declension

See also

  • tillbud

References

  • incident in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • incident in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

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