incident

== 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): /ˈɪnsɪdənt/, [ˈɪnsɪdənt] ~ [ˈɪnsɪdn̩t] Hyphenation: in‧ci‧dent === Noun === incident (countable and uncountable, plural incidents) (countable, uncountable) An event or occurrence. Synonyms: proceeding; see also Thesaurus:occurrence A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others. An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error. (often used in apposition) An event affecting an aircraft, usually a plane crash. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === incident (not comparable) Arising as the result of an event, inherent. (physics, of a stream of particles or radiation) Falling on or striking a surface. Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous. 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 (law) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal. (mathematics) In a relation of incidence ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [in.siˈðe̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [in.siˈðent] IPA(key): (Central, Northwestern) [in.siˈðen] === Noun === incident m (plural incidents) incident ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “incident”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “incident”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “incident” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “incident”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == 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, no diminutive) 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) incident === Adjective === incident (feminine incidente, masculine plural incidents, feminine plural incidentes) incidental (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 (“to fall upon”). ==== Verb ==== incident third-person plural future active indicative of incidō === Etymology 2 === Form of the verb incīdō (“to cut or hew open”). ==== Verb ==== incīdent 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/neuter plural incidente) incidental ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /int͡sǐdent/ Hyphenation: in‧ci‧dent === Noun === incìdent m inan (Cyrillic spelling инцѝдент) incident ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === incident c an incident (unexpected, disruptive event) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== tillbud === References === “incident”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “incident”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)