vara-

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

Finnish

(index va)

Etymology

From the noun vara.

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

vara-

A prefix singifying extra, spare, contingency, safety, emergency.
A prefix singifying vice, deputy, lieutenant, assistant, (sports) substitute, second-string.

Icelandic

Prefix

vara-

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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