krapula

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin crapula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɑpulɑ/, [ˈkrɑ̝pulɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑpulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kra‧pu‧la

Noun

krapula

1. A hangover caused by drinking too much alcohol

   Heräsin hirveässä krapulassa.

   I woke up with a horrible hangover.

2. (by extension) Withdrawal symptoms caused by the wear-off of other intoxicants or medication
3. (by extension, often followed by a specifying adjective) Repentance, contrition

   moraalinen krapula ― drinker's remorse (literally, “moral hangover”)

   Fyysisen krapulan lisäksi kärsin koko päivän moraalisesta krapulasta.

   In addition to physical hangover, I suffered all day from drinker's remorse.

Usage notes

In Finnish the word "krapula" and its derivatives refer exclusively to the state of hangover, whereas in English "crapula" refers more widely to the consequences of overdrinking and overeating.

Declension

Inflection of krapula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		krapula	krapulat
genitive		krapulan	krapuloiden krapuloitten
partitive		krapulaa	krapuloita
illative		krapulaan	krapuloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		krapula	krapulat
accusative	nom.	krapula	krapulat
	gen.	krapulan
genitive		krapulan	krapuloiden krapuloitten krapulainrare
partitive		krapulaa	krapuloita
inessive		krapulassa	krapuloissa
elative		krapulasta	krapuloista
illative		krapulaan	krapuloihin
adessive		krapulalla	krapuloilla
ablative		krapulalta	krapuloilta
allative		krapulalle	krapuloille
essive		krapulana	krapuloina
translative		krapulaksi	krapuloiksi
abessive		krapulatta	krapuloitta
instructive		—	krapuloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of krapula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative krapulani krapulani accusative nom. krapulani krapulani gen. krapulani genitive krapulani krapuloideni krapuloitteni krapulainirare partitive krapulaani krapuloitani inessive krapulassani krapuloissani elative krapulastani krapuloistani illative krapulaani krapuloihini adessive krapulallani krapuloillani ablative krapulaltani krapuloiltani allative krapulalleni krapuloilleni essive krapulanani krapuloinani translative krapulakseni krapuloikseni abessive krapulattani krapuloittani instructive — — comitative — krapuloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative krapulasi krapulasi accusative nom. krapulasi krapulasi gen. krapulasi genitive krapulasi krapuloidesi krapuloittesi krapulaisirare partitive krapulaasi krapuloitasi inessive krapulassasi krapuloissasi elative krapulastasi krapuloistasi illative krapulaasi krapuloihisi adessive krapulallasi krapuloillasi ablative krapulaltasi krapuloiltasi allative krapulallesi krapuloillesi essive krapulanasi krapuloinasi translative krapulaksesi krapuloiksesi abessive krapulattasi krapuloittasi instructive — — comitative — krapuloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative krapulamme krapulamme accusative nom. krapulamme krapulamme gen. krapulamme genitive krapulamme krapuloidemme krapuloittemme krapulaimmerare partitive krapulaamme krapuloitamme inessive krapulassamme krapuloissamme elative krapulastamme krapuloistamme illative krapulaamme krapuloihimme adessive krapulallamme krapuloillamme ablative krapulaltamme krapuloiltamme allative krapulallemme krapuloillemme essive krapulanamme krapuloinamme translative krapulaksemme krapuloiksemme abessive krapulattamme krapuloittamme instructive — — comitative — krapuloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative krapulanne krapulanne accusative nom. krapulanne krapulanne gen. krapulanne genitive krapulanne krapuloidenne krapuloittenne krapulainnerare partitive krapulaanne krapuloitanne inessive krapulassanne krapuloissanne elative krapulastanne krapuloistanne illative krapulaanne krapuloihinne adessive krapulallanne krapuloillanne ablative krapulaltanne krapuloiltanne allative krapulallenne krapuloillenne essive krapulananne krapuloinanne translative krapulaksenne krapuloiksenne abessive krapulattanne krapuloittanne instructive — — comitative — krapuloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative krapulansa krapulansa accusative nom. krapulansa krapulansa gen. krapulansa genitive krapulansa krapuloidensa krapuloittensa krapulainsarare partitive krapulaansa krapuloitaan krapuloitansa inessive krapulassaan krapulassansa krapuloissaan krapuloissansa elative krapulastaan krapulastansa krapuloistaan krapuloistansa illative krapulaansa krapuloihinsa adessive krapulallaan krapulallansa krapuloillaan krapuloillansa ablative krapulaltaan krapulaltansa krapuloiltaan krapuloiltansa allative krapulalleen krapulallensa krapuloilleen krapuloillensa essive krapulanaan krapulanansa krapuloinaan krapuloinansa translative krapulakseen krapulaksensa krapuloikseen krapuloiksensa abessive krapulattaan krapulattansa krapuloittaan krapuloittansa instructive — — comitative — krapuloineen krapuloinensa

Synonyms

• darra
• kankkunen
• kohmelo
• pohmelo

Derived terms

• krapula-aamu
• krapulainen
• krapulalääke
• krapulapaska
• krapulapäivä
• krapularyyppy

 

Further reading

• “krapula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02