nodum in scirpo quaerere
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to seek a knot in a bulrush”
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈno.dum in ˈskir.po ˈkʷae̯.re.re/, [ˈnɔd̪ʊ̃ˑ ɪn ˈs̠kɪrpɔ ˈkʷäe̯rɛrɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.dum in ˈʃir.po ˈkwe.re.re/, [ˈnɔːd̪um in ˈʃirpo ˈkwɛːrere]
Phrase
[edit]- to find a difficulty where there is none;[1] to find trouble where there is none [2]
See also
[edit]- English needle in a haystack