quid agis

Latin

Etymology

From quid (“what”) + agis (“you're doing”) the second person form of agō (“I do”).

Pronunciation
  • Stressed as a word-group: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷi.da.ɡis/, [ˈkʷɪd̪äɡɪs̠]
  • Stressed as a word-group: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkwi.da.d͡ʒis/, [ˈkwiːd̪äd͡ʒis][1]

Phrase

quid agis?

  1. (colloquial) what's up?, how are you?, how do you do?
    • 65 BCE – 8 BCE, Horace, Satires 1.9.4:
      Quid agis, dulcissime rērum?
      How are you, my dearest?”
  2. (colloquial, in surprise) what are you doing (there)?, what are you up to?

See also

References
  1. “The Latin Monosyllables in Their Relation to Accent and Quantity. A Study in the Verse of Terence”, in Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association‎, volume 34, 1903, DOI:10.2307/282602, pages 60
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