LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

crāpula

crāpula f (genitive crāpulae)
Classical[ˈkraː.pʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈkraː.pu.la]

Meaning

  1. excessive drinking, drunkenness, inebriation, intoxication
    Quīn abeō hūc in Veneris fānum, ut ēdormīscam hanc crāpulam,Why not go in Venus's temple, that I might sleep this inebriation away, which I've drunk past what my soul's judgement desired?c. 211 BCE, Plautus, Rudens 2.7.28
    Veniendum erat ad eōs contrā Aprōnium qui nōndum Aprōniānī conviviī crāpulam exhālassent.One had to come to bring his case against Apronius in front of men who hadn't yet breathed out the drunkenness of Apronius's last banquet.70 BCE, Cicero, In Verrem 3.28
  2. metonymicallya resin added to wine to make it more intoxicating
    Crāpulae ūtilitās discernitur hōc modō: pugnācibus mustīs crāpulae plūs inditur, lēnibus parcius.The use of the resin is classified thus: strong wines receive more of it, flat ones more sparingly.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 14.25.125
  3. Late Latinsurfeit of food, overeating
    4th C. CE, Saint Jerome, Vulgate, Luke 21:34And take heed to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts be weighed down with overeating, and drunkenness, and the cares of this life, and that sudden day come upon you.
    Ēbrietās longē est ā mē: miserēberis, nē appropinquet mihi. Crāpula autem nōnnumquam subrepit servō tuō: miserēberis, ut longē fīat ā mē.Drunkenness is far away from me: thou shalt take pity on me not to let it near me. Overeating, however, creeps sometimes to thy servant: thou shalt take pity that it be taken far away from me.397 CE – 401 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, Confessiones 10.31.45

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Ebrius · Vinolentus · Tremulentus · Crapula · Ebriosus

1. Ebrietas places the consequences of the immoderate use of wine in its most favorable point of view, as the exaltation and elevation of the animal spirits, and in its connection with inspiration, like μέθη; whereas vinolentia, and the old word temulentia, in its disgusting point of view, as brutal excess, and in its connection with the loss of recollection, like οἴνωσις; lastly, crapula, the objective cause of this condition, like κραιπάλη. 2. Ebrius, and the word of rare occurrence, madusa, denote a person who is drunk, with reference to the condition; ebriosus, a drunkard, with reference to the habit. (v. 330.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecrāpulacrāpulae
genitivecrāpulaecrāpulārum
dativecrāpulaecrāpulīs
accusativecrāpulamcrāpulās
ablativecrāpulācrāpulīs
vocativecrāpulacrāpulae

crāpŭla, ae, f., = κραιπάλη,
I. excessive wine-drinking, intoxication, inebriation, Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 1; id. Ps. 5, 1, 46; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 11, § 28; id. Phil. 2, 12, 30; Liv. 9, 30, 9; Plin. 21, 20, 83, § 142 et saep.—
II. Meton., a resin producing intoxication, which was sometimes mingled with wine, Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 124 sq.; 23, 1, 24, § 46.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κραιπάλη (kraipálē, “intoxication, hangover”).

Descendants
  • Englishcrapula
  • Frenchcrapule
  • GermanKrapülefrom French crapule
  • Italiancrapula
  • Portuguesecrápula
  • Romaniancrapulare
  • Spanishcrápula
  • Dutchcrapuulfrom French crapule
  • Finnishkrapula

Quick answers

What does crāpula mean in Latin?
crāpula, a noun, means “excessive drinking, drunkenness, inebriation, intoxication; surfeit of food, overeating”.
What is the genitive of crāpula?
The genitive singular is crāpulae. crāpula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce crāpula?
In classical Latin, [ˈkraː.pʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkraː.pu.la].