gec

See also: géc and geç

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic ҝеҹ
Roman gec
Perso-Arabic گئج‎

Etymology

From Old Turkic keč‎, from Proto-Turkic *gēč. Related to Azerbaijani gecə (“night”) and Azerbaijani keçmək (“pass”). Cognate with Turkish geç.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡeˈd͡ʒæ], [ɡeˈd͡ʒæ]
  • Hyphenation: də‧nə

Adjective

gec

  1. late (proximate in time)
    gec axşamlar ― late evenings
    gec qışda ― in late winter

Adverb

gec

  1. late (proximate in time)
    Dünən axşam gec evə qayıdırdım ― Yesterday, I was coming home late at the evening.
  2. too late
    O münasibətimizi bərpa etmək istədi, amma artıq gec idi. ― S/he wanted to restore our relationship, but it was already too late.

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • gec-gec (“seldom”)
  • gecikmək (“to be late”)

Catalan

Noun

gec m (plural gecs)

  1. jacket
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