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.

   Synonyms: proceeding; see also Thesaurus: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.
6. (mathematics) In a relation of incidence

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

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin incidens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.si.dɑ̃/

Noun

incident m (plural incidents)

1. incident

Adjective

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

1. incidental
2. (physics) 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)