# vara-
## Finnish
### Etymology

< vara

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑrɑ-/, [ˈʋɑ̝rɑ̝-]

### Prefix

vara-
* extra, spare, contingency, safety, emergency, backup, reserve, standby
    varakengät ― extra pair of shoes
    vararengas ― spare tyre
    varasuunnitelma ― contingency plan
    varaventtiili ― safety valve
    varalaskupaikka ― emergency landing strip
* vice, deputy, lieutenant, assistant, (sports) substitute, second-string
    varapresidentti ― vice president
    varajäsen ― deputy member
    varakuvernööri ― lieutenant governor
    varaprofessori ― assistant professor
    varapuolustaja ― substitute defenceman

#### Synonyms

* (extra): ylimääräinen
* (emergency): hätä-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “vara-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

## Icelandic
### Prefix

vara-
* signifies being spare, extra or of or pertaining to an emergency

#### 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 (“alternate aerodrome”)
* varaflugvöllur á flugleið (“en-route alternate aerodrome”)
* varaflugvöllur á flugleið í fjarflugi (“ETOPS en-route alternate”)
* varaflugvöllur ákvörðunarstaðar (“destination alternate aerodrome”)
* varaflugvöllur fyrir flugtak (“take-off alternate aerodrome”)
* varaflutningsgeta (“reserve capacity”)
* varaforði (“a reserve”)
* varaformaður (“deputy chairperson, a vice-chairman”)
* varaforseti (“vice-president”)
* varafulltrúi
* varahamur (“failover”)
* varahjól (“spare wheel”)
* varahlutir af samsvarandi gæðum (“spare parts of matching quality”)
* varahlutur (“spare part, replacement part”)
* varahlutur í skip (“ship's spare 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
* varaprófun (“substitute test”)
* varaprófunarstoð (“substitute test beam”)
* 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 (“reserve fund, segregated reserve, reserve”)
* varasjóður Bandalagsins (“Community reserve”)
* varastýrisbúnaður (“auxiliary steering gear”)
* varastöð (“hot site”)
* varatæki (“spare instrument”)
* varaúrræði (“standby mechanism”)
* varaviðtakandi (“alternate recipient”)

#### See also

* Category of Icelandic terms prefixed with vara-