accidentum

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ak.kiˈden.tum/, [äkːɪˈd̪ɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /at.t͡ʃiˈden.tum/, [ätː͡ʃiˈd̪ɛn̪t̪um]

Noun

accidentum n (genitive accidentī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) Synonym of accidentia (“collateral inheritance”)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	accidentum	accidenta
Genitive	accidentī	accidentōrum
Dative	accidentō	accidentīs
Accusative	accidentum	accidenta
Ablative	accidentō	accidentīs
Vocative	accidentum	accidenta

References

• accidentum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)