quid nomen tibi est
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- quid nōmen tibī̆st? (phonetic spelling indicating clitisation, also called prodelision or aphaeresis)
- quod nōmen tibī̆ est? (Late Latin, Medieval Latin)
Etymology
[edit]From quid n (“what”, nominative) + nōmen n (“name”, nominative) + tibī̆ (“to you”, dative) + est (“is”). Literally meaning “what is the name to you” or “what do you have for a name?”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kʷidˈnoː.men ˈti.biːst/, [kʷɪnˈnoːmɛn ˈt̪ɪbiːs̠t̪] or IPA(key): /kʷidˈnoː.men ˈti.bist/, [kʷɪnˈnoːmɛn ˈt̪ɪbɪs̠t̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwid ˈno.men ˈti.bi est/, [kwid̪ ˈnɔːmen ˈt̪iːbi ɛst̪]
Phrase
[edit]- what is your name?
- c. 190 BCE – 185 BCE, Plautus, Amphitryon 1.1.363–4:hypotactic.com
- MERCVRIVS: Quis erus est igitur tibī?
SOSIA: Amphitruō, quī nunc praefectust Thēbānīs legiōnibus,
quīcum nūpta est Alcumēna... MERCVRIVS: Quid aīs?! Quid nōmen tibī est?- MERCURY: Who's your master then?
SOSIA: Amphitryon, who's now in command of the Theban forces,
to whom Alcmena is married... M: You what?! What is your name?
- MERCURY: Who's your master then?
- MERCVRIVS: Quis erus est igitur tibī?