Latvian

Noun

papuve f (5th declension)

1. fallow, fallow land (land left unseeded for a year)

   atstāt zemi papuvē‎ ― to leave land fallow

   papuvju āršana‎ ― ploughing of the fallow lands

   papuves kultūras‎ ― fallow crops

   tīrā papuve‎ ― fallow where no crops grow (lit. clean fallow)

   melnā papuve‎ ― fallow which is kept with fertilizer and where weeds are systematically destroyed (lit. black fallow)

Declension

Derived terms

• papuves mēnesis

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “pūt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7