quid est nomen tibi

Латински

Alternative forms

• quid nōmen tibī̆st? (phonetic spelling indicating clitisation, also called prodelision or aphaeresis)
• quod nōmen tibī̆ est? (Late Latin, Medieval Latin)

Етимологија {{{2}}}

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?”.

Изговор

• () МФА^(кључ): /kʷidˈnoː.men ˈti.biːst/, [kʷɪnˈnoːmɛn ˈt̪ɪbiːs̠t̪] or МФА^(кључ): /kʷidˈnoː.men ˈti.bist/, [kʷɪnˈnoːmɛn ˈt̪ɪbɪs̠t̪]
• () МФА^(кључ): /kwid est ˈno.men ˈti.bi/, [kwid̪ ɛst̪ ˈnɔːmen ˈt̪iːbi]

Phrase

quid nōmen tibī̆ est?

1. what is your name?
   • c. 190–185, 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?