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phrase · neuter

quid nōmen tibī̆ est

quid nōmen tibī̆ est?
Classical[ˈkʷɪd ˈnoː.mɛn ˈtɪ.biː ˈɛst]Ecclesiastical[ˈkʷid ˈnɔː.men ˈtiː.bi ˈɛst]

Meaning

  1. what is your name?
    c. 190 BCE – 185 BCE, Plautus, Amphitruo 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?

Origins

From quid n (“what”, nominative; classically chiefly in substantive use, more freely used adjectivally in earlier times) + nōmen n (“name”, nominative) + tibī̆ (“to you”, dative) + est (“is”), literally “what name do you have?”.

Quick answers

What does quid nōmen tibī̆ est mean in Latin?
quid nōmen tibī̆ est, a phrase, means “what is your name?”.
How do you pronounce quid nōmen tibī̆ est?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʷɪd ˈnoː.mɛn ˈtɪ.biː ˈɛst]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkʷid ˈnɔː.men ˈtiː.bi ˈɛst].