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