Post coitum animo triste.

English translation: Any creature is sad after a sexual act

16:36 Mar 24, 2005
Latin to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy
Latin term or phrase: Post coitum animo triste.
I found this famous Latin phrase in an Italian text and I think it is wrong ("omne animal" inspite of "animo"?). Could you give me its rihgt form and the name of its author?
Neva M.
Local time: 08:37
English translation:Any creature is sad after a sexual act
Explanation:
A famous saying. Speaking of Italian, I remember the phrase in Umberto Eco's "Name of the Rose"

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Note added at 3 mins (2005-03-24 16:39:44 GMT)
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The source Latin is \"post coitum OMNE animal triste\". Omne = any, every

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Note added at 9 mins (2005-03-24 16:45:54 GMT)
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But the initial source is not Umberto Eco, it\'s Latin. If you do need the author of the sentence (a Christian forfather, I believe), I can find it, just let me know, please.

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In Russian, it\'s \"ïîñëå ñîèòèÿ âñÿêàÿ òâàðü ïå÷àëüíà\" -- a great style!

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Note added at 2 hrs 36 mins (2005-03-24 19:12:24 GMT) Post-grading
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I will provide references tomorrow, ok? Today, I\'m amidst school holidays, and my 8-year old killer needs attention this week ;-)

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Note added at 14 hrs 33 mins (2005-03-25 07:09:52 GMT) Post-grading
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Google research show that the most probable author of the maxim is Galen, but it\'s often attributed to Aristotle. Unfortunately, I failed to find an exact reference...
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Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 08:37
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OK, it's Aristotle. Thank you very much EVERYBODY! Have a nice evening.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +9Any creature is sad after a sexual act
Kirill Semenov
5 +1post coitum omne animal triste (est)
Elena Lemeneva
4 +1after coitus there is sadness in the soul
Alric van den Broek
4his/her/the/a soul being sad after sexual intercourse
Joseph Brazauskas


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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
after coitus there is sadness in the soul


Explanation:
I would analyse Lat. animo as an Ablativus Loci from *animus "soul, mood"

Alric van den Broek
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
his/her/the/a soul being sad after sexual intercourse


Explanation:
Or 'since/when/though his, etc. soul is sad after sexual intercourse'. 'Animo triste' is ablative absolute, which is sometimes better rendered by a subordinate clause in English instead of the nominative absolute. Ovid and other Augustan and post-Augustan poets often exhibit an -e in the ablative singular of vowel stems of the 3rd declension.

Joseph Brazauskas
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
post coitum omne animal triste (est)


Explanation:
Aristotle may have said something similar in Historia animalium (I'd check especially the ninth book: it's full of observations of this kind. Mind however that this particular book is only ascribed to Aristotle but isn't authentic). I recall however that Monika Maron, in her book Triste Animal, attributed this famous saying to some Pelonius, an epigram-writer, of whom I know nothing more.

Elena Lemeneva
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Any creature is sad after a sexual act


Explanation:
A famous saying. Speaking of Italian, I remember the phrase in Umberto Eco's "Name of the Rose"

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Note added at 3 mins (2005-03-24 16:39:44 GMT)
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The source Latin is \"post coitum OMNE animal triste\". Omne = any, every

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Note added at 9 mins (2005-03-24 16:45:54 GMT)
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But the initial source is not Umberto Eco, it\'s Latin. If you do need the author of the sentence (a Christian forfather, I believe), I can find it, just let me know, please.

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Note added at 2 hrs 34 mins (2005-03-24 19:10:37 GMT)
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In Russian, it\'s \"ïîñëå ñîèòèÿ âñÿêàÿ òâàðü ïå÷àëüíà\" -- a great style!

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Note added at 2 hrs 36 mins (2005-03-24 19:12:24 GMT) Post-grading
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I will provide references tomorrow, ok? Today, I\'m amidst school holidays, and my 8-year old killer needs attention this week ;-)

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Note added at 14 hrs 33 mins (2005-03-25 07:09:52 GMT) Post-grading
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Google research show that the most probable author of the maxim is Galen, but it\'s often attributed to Aristotle. Unfortunately, I failed to find an exact reference...

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 08:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
OK, it's Aristotle. Thank you very much EVERYBODY! Have a nice evening.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elena Petelos
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agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
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agree  Elizabeth Rudin
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agree  Chutzpahtic (X)
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agree  Andrés Martínez: Yes, Ovid was the author.
8 mins
  -> My guess is that Aristotle: "Umnia animalia post coitum opressus est"

agree  Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
11 mins

agree  Flavio Ferri-Benedetti: Aristotle, I think.
33 mins
  -> at least Eco says so (i've checked it) -- and I believe him

agree  Joseph Brazauskas
42 mins

agree  sonja29 (X)
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