gec

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

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

gec

1. late (proximate in time)

   gec axşamlar ― late evenings

   gec qışda ― in late winter

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.

• tez

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

gec m (plural gecs)

1. jacket