ab acia et acu
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ab (“from”) + aciā, the ablative singular of acia (“thread”), + et (“and”) + acū, the ablative singular of acus (“needle”). Literally “from thread and needle”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈab ˈa.ki.aː ˈet ˈa.kuː/, [ˈäb ˈäkiäː ˈɛt̪ ˈäkuː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈab ˈa.t͡ʃi.a ˈet ˈa.ku/, [ˈäb ˈäːt͡ʃiä ˈɛt̪ ˈäːku]
Adverb
[edit]- (idiomatic, colloquial) in great detail
- c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 76:
- Hic mihi dīxit etiam ea, quae oblītus eram; ab aciā et acū mī omnia exposuit; intestīnās meās nōverat; tantum quod mihi non dīxerat, quid prīdiē cēnāveram.
- He even told me things I had forgotten; he showed me all in great detail; he knew my guts; the only thing he hadn't told me, what I had dined the previous day.
- Hic mihi dīxit etiam ea, quae oblītus eram; ab aciā et acū mī omnia exposuit; intestīnās meās nōverat; tantum quod mihi non dīxerat, quid prīdiē cēnāveram.