gec

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gec"

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		ҝеҹ
Abjad		گئج

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɟed͡ʒ], [d͡ʒed͡z]

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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.

   Hələ də gec deyil ― It is still not too late.

Antonyms

• tez

Derived terms

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

Catalan

Etymology

Variant of jac; influenced by jaquet and jaqueta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒɛk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒek]

Noun

gec m (plural gecs)

1. jacket

Related terms

• jaqueta

Further reading

• “gec” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “gec” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.