צץ

Hebrew

Root
צ־ו־ץ (ts-w-ts)
1 term

Verb

צָץ • (tsats) (pa'al construction, infinitive לָצוּץ, present צָץ, future יָצוּץ, imperative צוּץ)

  1. to pop up
    • 2021 January 31, “הסרט שהמלכה לא רצתה שתראו דלף ליוטיוב [The movie that the Queen didn't want you to see was leaked on YouTube]”, in Ynet.co.il[1]:
      איך צץ לפתע?
      Éykh tsáts leféta?
      How did it suddenly pop up?
  2. (figuratively) to appear suddenly (of a thought)
    זה רעיון שצץ לי בראש
    This is an idea that popped into my head.

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לָצוּץ
action noun צִיצָה
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first צַצְתִּי צַצְנוּ
second צַצְתָּ צַצְתְּ צַצְתֶּם צַצְתֶּן
third צָץ צָצָה צָצוּ
present צָץ צָצָה צָצִים צָצוֹת
future first אָצוּץ נָצוּץ
second תָּצוּץ תָּצוּצִי תָּצוּצוּ תצוצנה / תָּצֹצְנָה1
third יָצוּץ תָּצוּץ יָצוּצוּ תצוצנה / תָּצֹצְנָה1
imperative צוּץ צוּצִי צוּצוּ צוצנה / צֹצְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • צץ” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language