quid nomen tibi est
Latin
Alternative forms
- quid nōmen tibī̆st? (phonetic spelling indicating clitisation, also called prodelision or aphaeresis)
- quod nōmen tibī̆ est? (Late Latin), (Medieval Latin)
Etymology
From quid (“what”) + nōmen (“name”) + tibī̆ (“to you”) + est (“is”). Literally meaning "what do you have for a name?".
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷidˈnoː.men.ti.biːst/, [kᶣɪd̪ˈn̪oː.mɛn̪.t̪ɪ.biːst̪] or IPA(key): /kʷidˈnoː.men.ti.bist/, [kᶣɪd̪ˈn̪oː.mɛn̪.t̪ɪ.bɪst̪]
Phrase
- what is your name?
- c. 190–185, Plautus, Amphitryon 1.1:
- SOSIA: Amphitruō, quī nunc praefectust Thēbānīs legiōnibus, quīcum nūpta est Alcumēna..
MERCURY: Quid aīs? Quid nōmen tibī est?- SOSIA: Amphitryon, who is now the general of the Theban forces, to whom Alcmena is married.
MERCURY: How do you say? What is your name?
- SOSIA: Amphitryon, who is now the general of the Theban forces, to whom Alcmena is married.
- SOSIA: Amphitruō, quī nunc praefectust Thēbānīs legiōnibus, quīcum nūpta est Alcumēna..
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