Ab litteram

[isoman]

Hello,

I would like to know if "ab litteram" and "Ad litteræ" are correct and what they mean.

I know that "ad litteram" means "literally".

If "ab litteram" and "ad litteræ" are not well-known or widely used phrases, is it grammatically correct? Would that mean something?

Thank you for your help.

 

[Quasus]

Neither is correct. Ad requires the accusative and ab requires the ablative, so the only options are ad litteram and ab/ā litterā.

 

[isoman]

Thank you for your answer.

So, if "ad litteram" means "literally", how would you translate "ab littera"?

 

[Quasus]

I don't know of any idiomatic use of ab littera, so without context I'd just perceive it as some vague (away) from (the) letter.

 

[isoman]

I see. Thank you very much for your help!