vara-

See also: vara, VARA, vára, vară, våra, varā, and vāra

Finnish

(index va)

Etymology

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: va‧ra‧-
  • Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
  • IPA(key): [ˈvɑrɑ]

Prefix

vara-

  1. A prefix signifying extra, spare, contingency, safety, emergency.
    varakengät ― extra pair of shoes
    vararengas ― spare tyre
    varasuunnitelma ― contingency plan
    varaventtiili ― safety valve
    varalaskupaikka ― emergency landing strip
  2. A prefix signifying vice, deputy, lieutenant, assistant, (sports) substitute, second-string.
    varapresidentti ― vice president
    varajäsen ― deputy member
    varakuvernööri ― lieutenant governor
    varaprofessori ― assistant professor
    varapuolustaja ― substitute defenceman

Synonyms

Derived terms
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Icelandic

Prefix

vara-

  1. signifies being spare, extra or of or pertaining to an emergency

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • varaaflgjafi (uninterruptible power supply, UPS)
  • varaaflstöð (a standby power unit)
  • varaaflstöð fyrir fjarskiptabúnað (a radio reserve source of energy)
  • varaáætlun (a contingency plan, a back-up plan)
  • varabirgðir (stockpiles)
  • varabúnaður (spare equipment)
  • varaeintak af skrá (a back-up file)
  • varaeldsneyti (reserve fuel)
  • varaflugvöllur á flugleið (en-route alternate aerodrome)
  • varaflugvöllur á flugleið í fjarflugi (ETOPS en-route alternate)
  • varaflugvöllur ákvörðunarstaðar (destination alternate aerodrome)
  • varaflugvöllur (alternate aerodrome)
  • varaflugvöllur fyrir flugtak (take-off alternate aerodrome)
  • varaflutningsgeta (reserve capacity)
  • varaformaður (deputy chairperson, a vice-chairman)
  • varaforseti (vice-president)
  • varaforði (a reserve)
  • varafulltrúi
  • varahamur (failover)
  • varahjól (spare wheel)
  • varahlutir af samsvarandi gæðum (spare parts of matching quality)
  • varahlutur í skip (ship's spare part)
  • varahlutur (spare part, replacement part)
  • varahlutur til endursölu (reselling part)
  • varahreyfill (replacement engine)
  • varakjörræðismaður (honorary vice-consul)
  • varakonungur
  • varalið (reserves; in sports the reserve team)
  • varalögmaður
  • varamaður (an alternate, a deputy, a substitute, a stand-in)
  • varaoddviti
  • varaorka (back-up electricity)
  • varaóðalsstjóri (backup domain controller, BDC)
  • varaprófastur
  • varaprófunarstoð (substitute test beam)
  • varaprófun (substitute test)
  • vararaforkuvinnslukerfi (back up electrical generation system)
  • vararás (alternate track, alternative track)
  • vararein (alternate track, alternative track)
  • vararæðismaður (vice-consul)
  • varasendiherra (deputy chief of mission)
  • varasjóður Bandalagsins (Community reserve)
  • varasjóður (reserve fund, segregated reserve, reserve)
  • varastöð (hot site)
  • varastýrisbúnaður (auxiliary steering gear)
  • varatæki (spare instrument)
  • varaúrræði (standby mechanism)
  • varaviðtakandi (alternate recipient)

See also
  • Category of Icelandic words prefixed with vara-
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