incidenter

Incidenter is the plural form of incident in several Nordic languages, notably Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. The term denotes events or occurrences, often unexpected or noteworthy. The singular form is incident. The word is borrowed from Latin incident, via French and English, and has cognates in related languages.

Usage in everyday language covers a range of happenings, from accidents to unusual events. In professional and technical contexts, especially information technology, incident carries a more specific sense: an unplanned interruption to a service or a reduction in its quality. In Nordic-language documentation, incidenter is used to refer to multiple such events.

Etymology and cognates center on the Latin root incident, with borrowings into the Nordic languages through French and English. In everyday speech, native terms such as Danish hændelse and Norwegian hendelse are more common for general events, while incidenter appears primarily in formal or technical writing. The term remains common in sectors that use English technical vocabulary, including IT, security, and disaster management, where incident reporting and incident management describe processes for handling disruptions or noteworthy events.

Overall, incidenter functions as a specialized plural for a word with broad applicability, ranging from everyday events to formal descriptions of disruptions in professional fields.