ACCIDENT Copy link • ACCIDENTaccidental occurrence, casus, res fortuita. Generally to be translated by verb: it was an accident, casu factum est. By accident, forte (by chance; without particular stress on the chance): casu (by chance: opposed to consulto): fortuito, fortuitu (by mere chance: opposed to causa). (The words are found in this connection and order), casu et fortuitu or fortuito; temere (without previous reflection; implying that it would not have been done with it): forte fortuna, (by a lucky chance). To trust to the chapter of accidents, rem in casum ancipitis eventus committere (to trust anything to chance): casum potius quam consilium sequi (to trust to chance rather than counsel). It happened by accident, etc., forte evenit ut; casu accidit ut; forte ita incidit ut. To mention anything by accident, in mentionem alicujus rei incidere. Accidents = non-essential properties, accidentia, plur. (rerum, etc., Quint., τὰ συμβεβηκότα.)