quod nomen tibi est

Latin

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From a reanalysis of quid nōmen tibī̆ est (“what is your name?”), where the pronominal interrogative quid (“what”) was hypercorrected to the adnominal determiner quod (“which”), perhaps caused by the progressively increasing confusion between the two paradigms. The resulting literal meaning is "which name do you have?", or more idiomatically "which is your name?".

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʷodˈnoː.menˈti.biːst/, [kʷɔnˈnoːmɛn̪ˈt̪ɪbiːs̠t̪] or IPA^(key): /kʷodˈnoː.menˈti.bist/, [kʷɔnˈnoːmɛn̪ˈt̪ɪbɪs̠t̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwod ˈno.men ˈti.bi est/, [kwɔd̪ ˈnɔːmen ˈt̪iːbi ɛst̪]

Phrase

quod nōmen tibī̆ est?

1. what is your name?