טשטש

Hebrew

Root
ט־שׁ־ט־שׁ (ṭ-sh-ṭ-sh)
2 terms

Etymology

Reduplication of טוּשׁ (to smear).

Pronunciation

Verb

טִשְׁטֵשׁ • (tishtésh) (pi'el construction, passive counterpart טֻשְׁטַשׁ)

  1. to blur, make unrecognizable
    אטשטש עקבותיי
    I will erase my traces/footprints.

Conjugation

Conjugation of טישטש / טִשְׁטֵשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְטַשְׁטֵשׁ
action noun טישטוש / טִשְׁטוּשׁ
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first טישטשתי / טִשְׁטַשְׁתִּי טישטשנו / טִשְׁטַשְׁנוּ
second טישטשת / טִשְׁטַשְׁתָּ טישטשת / טִשְׁטַשְׁתְּ טישטשתם / טִשְׁטַשְׁתֶּם טישטשתן / טִשְׁטַשְׁתֶּן
third טישטש / טִשְׁטֵשׁ טישטשה / טִשְׁטְשָׁה טישטשו / טִשְׁטְשׁוּ
present מְטַשְׁטֵשׁ מְטַשְׁטֶשֶׁת מְטַשְׁטְשִׁים מְטַשְׁטְשׁוֹת
future first אֲטַשְׁטֵשׁ נְטַשְׁטֵשׁ
second תְּטַשְׁטֵשׁ תְּטַשְׁטְשִׁי תְּטַשְׁטְשׁוּ תְּטַשְׁטֵשְׁנָה1
third יְטַשְׁטֵשׁ תְּטַשְׁטֵשׁ יְטַשְׁטְשׁוּ תְּטַשְׁטֵשְׁנָה1
imperative טַשְׁטֵשׁ טַשְׁטְשִׁי טַשְׁטְשׁוּ טַשְׁטֵשְׁנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “טִשְׁטֵשׁ”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 252c
  • טשטש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language