quid est nomen tibi
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Alternative forms
- quid nōmen tibī̆st? (phonetic spelling indicating clitisation, also called prodelision or aphaeresis)
- quod nōmen tibī̆ est? (Late Latin, Medieval Latin)
Etimologija {{{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?”.
Izgovor
- () MFA(ključ): /kʷidˈnoː.men ˈti.biːst/, [kʷɪnˈnoːmɛn ˈt̪ɪbiːs̠t̪] or MFA(ključ): /kʷidˈnoː.men ˈti.bist/, [kʷɪnˈnoːmɛn ˈt̪ɪbɪs̠t̪]
- () MFA(ključ): /kwid est ˈno.men ˈti.bi/, [kwid̪ ɛst̪ ˈnɔːmen ˈt̪iːbi]
Phrase
- 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?
- MERCURY: Who's your master then?
- MERCVRIVS: Quis erus est igitur tibī?