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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
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
Phrase
quid nōmen tibī̆ est?
- 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?