nodum in scirpo quaerere
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to seek a knot in a bulrush”
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) 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