puve

See also: puvē

Latvian

From the past tense stem puv- of the verb pūt (“to rot, decay”).

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puve f (5th declension)

plant rotting or decay caused by fungi or bacteria
dīgstu, egļu, kartupeļu puve ― sprouts, spruce, potato rotting

burkānu baltā puve ― carrot white rot

biešu dīgstu puve ― beet seedling rot

sausā puve ― dry rot (rotting that results in plant tissue becoming a loose, dry mass)

slapjā puve ― wet rot (rotting that results in plant tissue becoming a slurry mixture)

pelēkā puve ― gray rot (rotting that results in plant tissue becoming watery, soft, and covered with a gray powdery layer)
rotting, decay on other organic tissues
peru puve ― bee larvae rot (a bee larvae disease)

zobu puve ― tooth decay, caries

Declension of puve (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	puve	puves
accusative (akuzatīvs)	puvi	puves
genitive (ģenitīvs)	puves	puvju
dative (datīvs)	puvei	puvēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	puvi	puvēm
locative (lokatīvs)	puvē	puvēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	puve	puves