nodum in scirpo quaerere

== Latin == === Etymology === Literally, “to seek a knot in a bulrush”. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɔ.dũː ˈɪn ˈskɪr.pɔ ˈkʷae̯.rɛ.rɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɔː.dum ˈin ˈʃir.po ˈkʷɛː.re.re] === Phrase === nōdum in scirpō quaerere to find a difficulty where there is none; to find trouble where there is none "In scirpo nodum quaeris." Plautus, Menaechmi, Act 2, Scene 1, line 22 ==== See also ==== English needle in a haystack === References ===