# vara
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese vara (“rod”), from Latin vāra (“fork”).

### Noun

vara (plural varas)
* (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 83.7 cm.
    Synonyms: Spanish rod, Spanish ell, Spanish yard, (Spanish contexts) rod, ell, yard
    Coordinate terms: ($^1$⁄$_8$ vara) coto, ($^1$⁄$_4$ vara) palmo, ($^1$⁄$_3$ vara) pie, ($^1$⁄$_2$ vara) codo, (1+$^2$⁄$_3$ pies) Spanish pace, estado, braza, (2 varas) toesa, (4 varas) estadal, (50 varas) cordel, (5,000 varas) legua
* (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 1.1 m.
    Synonyms: Portuguese rod, Portuguese ell, Portuguese yard, (Portuguese contexts) rod, ell, yard
    Coordinate terms: ($^1$⁄$_{40}$ vara) polegada, ($^1$⁄$_5$ vara) palmo, ($^3$⁄$_{10}$ vara) Portuguese foot, ($^3$⁄$_5$ vara) covado, (English equivalents to the vara) yard, rod, ell, (1+$^1$⁄$_2$ varas) passo, (1+$^4$⁄$_5$ varas) toesa, (2 varas) braça
* (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of area, equivalent to about 0.7 m².
    Coordinate terms: (100 varas) fanega, (10,000 varas) manzana, (1,000,000 varas) labor

### See also

* coxa vara
* tibia vara

### Anagrams

* avar, arva, Avar

## Albanian
### Verb

vara
* first-person singular aorist indicative of var

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin vāra (“fork”). Cognate with Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish vara.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈba.ɾə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈva.ɾə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈva.ɾa]

### Noun

vara f (plural vares)
* (historical, measure) vara, a Spanish rod, ell, or yard, a traditional unit of length
    Coordinate terms: ($^1$⁄$_3$ vara) peu, (1+$^2$⁄$_3$ varas) pas, passa, (2 varas) braça

#### Derived terms

* tenir vara alta
* vara d'or
* vareta

### Further reading

* “vara” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “vara”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “vara” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “vara” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Estonian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *vara, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *warō, compare Swedish vara, German Ware, English ware. Cognate to Finnish vara and Livonian varā.

#### Noun

vara (genitive vara, partitive vara)
* property, estate, goods; things belonging to a person or organisation

##### Derived terms

* kaasavara
* tarkvara

### Etymology 2

Derived from Proto-Finnic *varas, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *vāras, compare Lithuanian voras (“old”). Cognate to Finnish varhain.

#### Adverb

vara (comparative varem)
* early
    Antonym: hilja

##### Derived terms

* varajane
* varakult

## Faroese
### Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German waren.

### Verb

vara (third person singular past indicative vardi, third person plural past indicative vart, supine vart)
* to take, last, require (about time)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Only the past participle being declined.

## Fijian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Oceanic *paraq from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *para (compare with Ilocano pára).

### Noun

vara
* coconut heart or coconut apple, i.e. spongy cotyledon from a sprouting coconut

### References

* Gatty, Ronald (2009) “vara”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 292
* Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: Plants, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 373-4

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vara (compare Estonian vara), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *warō (compare Swedish vara (“goods”), vara (“care”), English ware (“aware”), aware, ware (“goods”)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑrɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
* Hyphenation: va‧ra

### Noun

vara
* reserve, backup (that which is reserved or kept back, as for future use)
    Mäyrä tarvitsee paksun rasvakerroksen talven varaksi. ― A badger needs a thick layer of fat as a reserve for winter.
    Minulla on ylimääräinen tulppa varalla. ― I have an extra plug as backup.
* (in the plural) (natural) resources, (natural) reserves
    Synonym: luonnonvarat
    Irakilla on suuret öljyvarat. ― Iraq has large oil reserves.
* (in the plural) stores, stocks, reserves
    Synonym: varasto
* (usually in the plural) funds, means, assets, savings
    Synonyms: rahat, maksukyky (literally “ability to pay”), (asset) varallisuus
    Minulla ei ole tähän varaa. ― I can't afford this. (literally, “I don't have the funds for this.”)
* (usually in the singular) room, margin; allowance
    Muista jättää kutistumisen varaa. ― Remember to leave an allowance for shrinking.
    Minulla ei ole varaa autoon.I can't afford a car.
    Meillä ei ole varaa virheisiin. ― We have no margin for errors.
* (mostly in idioms and proverbs) caution, concern, care; often translated into English with an adjective (see also pitää varansa)
    Synonym: varovaisuus
    Pidä varasi, ettet putoa. ― Be careful so that you don't fall.
    Ei vara venettä kaada. (proverb) ― Caution does not overturn a boat.
* (woodworking) a tool for cutting long grooves into (the bottoms of) logs for fitting, or for drafting where the grooves will be cut
    Synonym: varausrauta

#### Declension

Possessive forms of vara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
varani
varani
accusative
nom.
varani
varani
gen.
varani
genitive
varani
varojeni varaini $^{rare}$
partitive
varaani
varojani
inessive
varassani
varoissani
elative
varastani
varoistani
illative
varaani
varoihini
adessive
varallani
varoillani
ablative
varaltani
varoiltani
allative
varalleni
varoilleni
essive
varanani
varoinani
translative
varakseni
varoikseni
abessive
varattani
varoittani
instructive
comitative
—varoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
varasi
varasi
accusative
nom.
varasi
varasi
gen.
varasi
genitive
varasi
varojesi varaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
varaasi
varojasi
inessive
varassasi
varoissasi
elative
varastasi
varoistasi
illative
varaasi
varoihisi
adessive
varallasi
varoillasi
ablative
varaltasi
varoiltasi
allative
varallesi
varoillesi
essive
varanasi
varoinasi
translative
varaksesi
varoiksesi
abessive
varattasi
varoittasi
instructive
comitative
—varoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
varamme
varamme
accusative
nom.
varamme
varamme
gen.
varamme
genitive
varamme
varojemme varaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
varaamme
varojamme
inessive
varassamme
varoissamme
elative
varastamme
varoistamme
illative
varaamme
varoihimme
adessive
varallamme
varoillamme
ablative
varaltamme
varoiltamme
allative
varallemme
varoillemme
essive
varanamme
varoinamme
translative
varaksemme
varoiksemme
abessive
varattamme
varoittamme
instructive
comitative
—varoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
varanne
varanne
accusative
nom.
varanne
varanne
gen.
varanne
genitive
varanne
varojenne varainne $^{rare}$
partitive
varaanne
varojanne
inessive
varassanne
varoissanne
elative
varastanne
varoistanne
illative
varaanne
varoihinne
adessive
varallanne
varoillanne
ablative
varaltanne
varoiltanne
allative
varallenne
varoillenne
essive
varananne
varoinanne
translative
varaksenne
varoiksenne
abessive
varattanne
varoittanne
instructive
comitative
—varoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
varansa
varansa
accusative
nom.
varansa
varansa
gen.
varansa
genitive
varansa
varojensa varainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
varaansa
varojaan varojansa
inessive
varassaan varassansa
varoissaan varoissansa
elative
varastaan varastansa
varoistaan varoistansa
illative
varaansa
varoihinsa
adessive
varallaan varallansa
varoillaan varoillansa
ablative
varaltaan varaltansa
varoiltaan varoiltansa
allative
varalleen varallensa
varoilleen varoillensa
essive
varanaan varanansa
varoinaan varoinansa
translative
varakseen varaksensa
varoikseen varoiksensa
abessive
varattaan varattansa
varoittaan varoittansa
instructive
comitative
—varoineen varoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kaiken varalta (“just in case, just to make sure, to be on the safe side”)
* olla varaa (“to (be able to) afford”)
* pitää varansa (“to watch out, watch one's step, be on one's guard, keep one's eyes open”)
* vara-
* -varainen
* varainen
* -varaisuus
* varakas
* varallinen
* varaton
* varaan
* -varaisesti
* varalla
* varalle
* varalta
* varassa
* varasta
* varuillaan
* varuilleen
* varanto
* varasto
* varat
* varauma
* varikko
* varus
* varata
* varoa
* varoittaa
* asiakasvarat
* elatusvara
* energiavara
* geenivarat
* hellävaroin
* hiilivarat
* hätävara
* jakovara
* joustovara
* järjestelyvara
* kaivannaisvarat
* kasvunvara
* kolehtivarat
* korkovarat
* kotivara
* kuivavara
* kuolemanvaravakuutus
* kutistumisvara
* käsivara
* käsivaralla
* käsivaralle
* käsivaralta
* käteisvarat
* käyttövara
* lahjavarat
* lahjoitusvarat
* lainavarat
* leikkausvara
* liikkumavara
* liikkumisvara
* luonnonvara
* maavara
* maitovara
* malmivarat
* metsävarat
* mineraalivara
* muonavarat
* painumavara
* pelivara
* polttoainevara
* puuvara
* raaka-ainevarat
* rahavarat
* ravinnevarat
* ravintovara
* ruokavarat
* sanavarat
* saumanvara
* saumavara
* soravara
* säätövara
* takavara
* tasausvara
* turvevarat
* työvara
* täysivarainen
* vakavarainen
* valinnanvara
* valtionvarat
* valtiovarat
* vara-amiraali
* vara-avain
* varahenkilö
* varainhankinta
* varainhoitaja
* varainhoito
* varainkeruu
* varainkeräys
* varainkerääjä
* varainsiirto
* varainsiirtovero
* varajohtaja
* varajäsen
* varakreivi
* varalaskupaikka
* varallaolo
* varamiehinen
* varamiehistö
* varamiehitys
* varamies
* varanotaari
* varaosa
* varaosamyyjä
* varaosamyymälä
* varapoistumistie
* varapresidentti
* varapuheenjohtaja
* varapuhemies
* varapyörä
* varapääministeri
* vararahasto
* vararavinto
* vararehtori
* varareitti
* vararengas
* varareservi
* vararikko
* varasija
* varatie
* varatoimitusjohtaja
* varattu
* varattu-ääni
* varatuomari
* varauloskäynti
* varauloskäytävä
* varavarjo
* varaventtiili
* varavoimakone
* varavoimala
* veikkausvarat
* verovarat
* vesivarat
* vesivoimavarat
* vieraanvara
* vierasvara
* voimavara
* voittovarat
* vähävarainen
* äänivarat
* öljyvarat

#### Collocations

* elää yli varojensa ― to live beyond one's means
* heittäytyä [+ genitive +] varaan ― to bank on, count on, depend on (literally, “to cast oneself on”)
* jättää sattuman varaan ― to leave to chance/contingency
* olla varaa (+ illative; monopersonal, verb always in the third-person singular, subject in the adessive) ― to afford (literally, “to have funds”)
* olla varalla ― to be in reserve/store, be at hand, be (readily) available
* olla [+ genitive +] varassa ― to rest on (physically), to rely/depend on (figuratively)
* olla [+ genitive +] varoissaan ― to be wealthy, be well-to-do, be flush (literally, “to be in one's funds”)
* rakentua [+ genitive +] varaan ― to be based on, be founded on, be grounded in
* siltä varalta, että... ― in case...

### 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

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbaɾa/ [ˈba.ɾɐ]
* Rhymes: -aɾa

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vara (“rod”) attested in the 13th century Cantigas de Santa Maria, from Latin vāra (“fork”). Cognate with Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish vara.

#### Noun

vara f (plural varas)
* a long and thin stick, pole or rod
    Synonym: valoira
* shoot; twig
* (historical, measure) vara, especially as a cloth yard, a former unit of length
    Coordinate terms: ($^1$⁄$_3$ vara) pé, (1+$^2$⁄$_3$ varas) paso, (2 varas) braza
** 1335, M. Lucas Álvarez, P. Lucas Domínguez, editors, El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos, Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 463:que den a uos Eluira Perez en uossa vida de tres en tres annos çinquo varas de valacyna noua ou os dineiros para ella, quantos ella custar enna tendathey should give you, Elvira Pérez, throughout your life each three years, five yards of new Valencian cloth or the money for them, whatever it costs in the store

##### Derived terms

* vara de ourol
* vara fragueira
* varal
* varanca
* varear
* varela

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

vara
* inflection of varar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “vara”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “vara”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “vara”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “vara”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “vara”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvaːra/
    Rhymes: -aːra

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse vara.

#### Noun

vara f (genitive singular vöru, nominative plural vörur)
* article, commodity
* (in the plural form) goods, wares, freight, commodities, merchandise

##### Derived terms

* vöruheiti
* aðrar neytendavörur en matvæli (“non-food product”)
* afritunarvörur (“reprographic supplies”)
* alþjóðasamningur um viðskipti með mjólkurvörur (“International Dairy Agreement”)
* Bandalagsvörur (“Community goods”)
* blekvörur (“ink products”)
* brauðvörur (“bakery products, bread products, baker's wares”)
* búnaður til að meðhöndla vörur (“goods-handling equipment”)
* efnislegar fjárfestingarvörur (“tangible capital goods”)
* efnislegar vörur (“tangible goods”)
* einnota vörur (“disposable articles”)
* endursendar vörur (“returned consignments”)
* fiskveiðivörur (“articles for fishing”)
* fjárfestingarvörur (“capital goods, investment goods”)
* flugeldavörur (“pyrotechnics”)
* flugeldavörur (“pyrotechnic articles”)
* fótsnyrtivörur (“pedicure preparations”)
* framleiðsluvörur (“manufactured goods”)
* fullunnar vörur (“compensating products, final goods”)
* förðunarvörur (“make-up preparations”)
* gerð vörureikninga (“invoicing”)
* gerjaðar drykkjarvörur (“fermented beverages”)
* gullsmíðavörur (“goldsmiths'' wares”)
* handsnyrtivörur (“manicure preparations”)
* handverksvörur (“handicraft supplies”)
* hálfunnar vörur (“intermediate goods”)
* háraflitunarvörur (“hair bleaches”)
* hárlitunarvörur (“hair tints”)
* hárvörur (“articles for use with the hair”)
* hjúkrunarvörur (“medical goods”)
* hreingerningavörur (“cleaning products”)
* hreinlætisvörur (“toilet articles”)
* hreinsaðar olíuvörur (“refined petroleum products”)
* innfluttar vörur (“imported products”)
* innlendar vörur (“domestic goods”)
* íþróttavörur (“sports goods”)
* járnsmíðavörur (“blacksmiths' wares”)
* járnvörur (“hardware, ironmongery”)
* kornvörur (“cereals”)
* körfugerðarvörur (“basketware”)
* leðurvörur (“leather articles, leather goods”)
* leirvörur (“crockery”)
* markaðskynningarvörur (“promotion products”)
* markaður með notaðar vörur (“second-hand market”)
* millistigsvörur (“intermediary goods”)
* mjólkurvörur (“lactic products”)
* munaðarvörur (“luxury goods”)
* nefnd um textílvörur (“Textiles Committee”)
* neysluvörur sem ekki eru varanlegar (“consumer non-durables”)
* notaðar vörur (“second-hand goods”)
* of hár vörureikningur (“over invoicing”)
* óunnar vörur (“goods in the unaltered state”)
* pakki sem inniheldur tóbaksvörur (“unit packet of tobacco products”)
* rafeindavörur (“electronic supplies”)
* raftæknivörur (“electrotechnical supplies”)
* rafvörur (“electrical goods”)
* rafvörur til sérstakra nota (“special-purpose electrical goods”)
* rekstrarvörur (“consumables, supplies, production supplies”)
* rekstrarvörur til blóðlækninga (“haematological consumables”)
* rekstrarvörur til lækninga (“medical consumables”)
* rekstrarvörur til nota við geislagreiningar (“radiodiagnostic supplies”)
* rekstrarvörur til nota við sjúkdómsgreiningar (“diagnostic supplies”)
* rekstrarvörur til tannlækninga (“dental consumables”)
* samkeppnisvörur (“competitive products”)
* samlímdar vörur (“laminated products”)
* samningur um textílvörur og fatnað (“Agreement on Textiles and Clothing”)
* samsvarandi vörur (“corresponding goods”)
* silfursmíðavörur (“silversmiths' wares”)
* skattfrjálsar vörur (“tax-free goods”)
* skrifstofuvörur (“office supplies”)
* skömmtunarvél fyrir hreinlætisvörur (“sanitary dispensing machine”)
* smíðavörur (“smiths' wares”)
* snyrtivörur (“cosmetics, toiletry, toilet preparations, cosmetic articles”)
* snyrtivörur í duftformi (“powdered cosmetics”)
* sokkavörur (“hosiery”)
* steypuvörur úr hita- og þrýstihertri frauðsteypu (“autoclaved aerated concrete products”)
* steypuvörur úr léttri frauðsteypu (“lightweight aerated concrete products”)
* stoðtækjavörur (“orthopaedic supplies”)
* sviknar vörur (“counterfeit goods”)
* sælkeravörur (“delicatessen”)
* sætabrauð og brauðvörur (“pastry-cook product”)
* tankskip fyrir unnar olíuvörur (“product tanker”)
* tágasmíðavörur (“wickerwork”)
* textílvörur til innanhússnota (“interior textiles”)
* tollar á útfluttar vörur (“customs duties on exports”)
* tóbaksvörur (“tobacco goods”)
* tómstundavörur (“recreational goods”)
* trésmíðavörur (“carpentry”)
* tölvuvörur (“computer supplies”)
* unnar kornvörur (“cereal preparations”)
* upplýsingavörur (“information products”)
* útvega vörur (“supply goods”)
* varanlegar neysluvörur (“consumer durables”)
* veiðivörur (“articles for hunting”)
* viðskipti með framleiðsluvörur (“trade in products”)
* vísindanefnd um neysluvörur (“Scientific Committee on Consumer Products”)
* vísindanefnd um snyrtivörur og aðrar neytendavörur en matvæli (“Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-Food Products intended for Consumers”)
* vörur af ólíkum uppruna (“items of mixed provenance”)
* vörur á vörubrettum (“palletised goods”)
* vörur bundnar í stroffu (“pre-slung goods”)
* vörur frá löndum utan Bandalagsins (“non-Community goods”)
* vörur í dósum (“canned products”)
* vörur í gámum (“containerised freight”)
* vörur í krukkum (“jarred products”)
* vörur í tengslum við gagnagrunna (“database goods”)
* vörur í umbúðum (“packaged goods”)
* vörur í vistarverur manna (“furnishing articles”)
* vörur sem framleiddar eru til eigin neyslu (“goods produced for own consumption”)
* vörur sem greinarmunur er á (“differentiated products”)
* vörur sem nota orku (“energy-using products”)
* vörur sem tengjast menningu (“cultural goods”)
* vörur sem þjóna tvenns konar tilgangi (“dual-purpose products, dual-use goods”)
* vörur til að meðhöndla nýrnasjúklinga (“renal consumables”)
* vörur til einkanota (“personal goods”)
* vörur til heimilisnota (“household goods”)
* vörur til hreinlætisnota (“toilet requisites”)
* vörur til listsköpunar (“art supplies”)
* vörur til veitingarekstrar (“catering supplies”)
* vörur til æðamyndatöku (“angiography supplies”)
* vörur úr hertu gleri (“toughened glassware”)
* vörur úr jurtaríkinu (“vegetable products”)
* vörur úr keramíkgleri (“ceramic glassware”)
* vörur úr vefleysu (“articles made from non-wovens”)
* vörureikningur (“invoice”)
* yfirlýsing á vörureikningi (“invoice declaration”)

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse vara, from Proto-Germanic *warōną.

#### Verb

vara (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varaði, supine varað)
* to warn [with accusative]
    Synonym: gefa aðvörun

##### Derived terms

* vara sig
* vara sig á
* vara við
* varaðu þig
* varast

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Middle Low German waren (whence also Swedish vara, Norwegian vare, Danish vare), from Proto-West Germanic *waʀōn.

#### Verb

vara (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varði, supine varað)
* (intransitive) to last, to continue, to go on
    Synonym: standa
    Hvað varir þetta lengi? ― How long will this last?
* (intransitive) to last, to endure, to be permanent
    Synonym: endast

### Etymology 4
#### Verb

vara (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varði, supine varað)
* (impersonal) to expect
** 1990, the song Það sést ekki sætari mey ("None sweeter than me can be seen") from the album Gling-Gló by Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar (Lyrics)
    Og fyrr en mig varði hver strákur á mig starði eins og stelpur á gleym-mér-eiBefore I would know it every boy would stare at me the way girls do at forget-me-nots
    Gestirnir komu fyrr en mig varði. ― The guests arrived earlier than expected.

##### Derived terms

* þá er minnst varði (“suddenly, unexpectedly”)

### Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

vara
* indefinite genitive plural of var

### Etymology 6

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

vara
* indefinite genitive plural of vör

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *vara, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waraz. Cognates include Finnish vara and Estonian vara.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈʋɑrɑ/, [ˈʋɑrɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈʋɑrɑ/, [ˈʋɑrɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
* Hyphenation: va‧ra

### Noun

vara
* protection, safety
* property, possession
* alertness, awareness

#### Derived terms

* varamuna
* varukset

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 640

## Italian
### Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈva.ra/
* Rhymes: -ara
* Hyphenation: và‧ra

### Adjective

vara
* feminine singular of varo

### Verb

vara
* inflection of varare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* avrà

## Jamtish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse vera (“to be”), from Proto-Germanic *wesaną; see there for further details.

### Pronunciation

* (Western dialects) IPA: [²ʋæːɾɐ], [¹ʋæ]
* (Hackås) IPA: [¹ʋæː]
* (Ragunda) IPA: [²ʋæra]
* (Fors) IPA: [²ʋaɾa]

### Verb

vara
* to be

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Söderström, Sven. 1972. Om kvantitetsutvecklingen i norrländska folkmål. p. 27

## Karelian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *vara, borrowed from Germanic.

### Noun

vara
* reserve

## Ladino
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish vara, from Latin vāra (“fork”). Cognate with Catalan, Galician, and Portuguese vara.

#### Noun

vara f (Hebrew spelling ב׳ארה, plural varas)
* stick; rod; crossbar
* (diminutive form, typography) The rafe lines in the shape of crossbars that can be used in Ladino orthography as diacritics on Hebrew script to alter the sound of letters to create new letters; a breve diacritic (˘) is placed on top of letters to form fricative consonant sounds, such as changing פ (/p/) into פﬞ (/f/); usually referred to by the diminutive varika (“little crossbar”).
    Synonym: varika

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

vara
* third-person singular present indicative of varar
* second-person singular imperative of varar

## Latin
### Etymology

From the feminine of the adjective vārus, vāra, vārum (“bent in; knock-kneed; different”).

### Pronunciation

* vāra: (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈu̯aː.ra/, [ˈu̯äːrä]
* vāra: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈva.ra/, [ˈväːrä]
* vārā: (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈu̯aː.raː/, [ˈu̯äːräː]
* vārā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈva.ra/, [ˈväːrä]

### Noun

vāra f (genitive vārae); first declension
* fork, forked branch
* tripod, easel

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### Descendants

* Catalan: vara
* Galician: vara
* Mirandese: bara
* Portuguese: vara
* Spanish: vara

### Adjective

vāra
* inflection of vārus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Adjective

vārā
* ablative feminine singular of vārus

## Latvian
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

### Etymology 1

See varš.

#### Noun

vara m
* genitive singular of varš

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

vara f (4th declension)
* power

##### Declension
## Northern Sami
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

vara
* accusative/genitive singular of varra

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* varen

### Noun

vara m or f
* definite feminine singular of vare

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑː.rɑ/

#### Noun

vara m (definite singular varaen, indefinite plural varaer or varaar, definite plural varaene or varaane)
* clipping of vararepresentant

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

vara (present tense varar/varer, past tense vara/varte, past participle vara/vart, passive infinitive varast, present participle varande, imperative vara/var)
* alternative form of vare

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

vara (present tense varar, past tense vara, past participle vara, passive infinitive varast, present participle varande, imperative vara/var)
* alternative form of vare

#### Noun

vara f
* definite singular of vare

### Etymology 4
#### Noun

vara n
* definite plural of var

### Etymology 5
#### Verb

vara
* (dialectal, nonstandard) alternative form of vera
** 1949, Alf Prøysen, Dørstokken heme [The Doorstep at Home], Høvik, page 20:Nå kunde det vara det samma med alt.Now, it could be all the same [to him].

### References

* “vara” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* arva, raav, rava, vaar

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin vāra (“fork”). Cognate with Old Spanish vara.

### Noun

vara
* (measure) vara, a Portuguese rod, yard or ell, a traditional unit of length

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “vara”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Old Norse
### Noun

vara
* genitive plural of vǫr

## Old Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin vāra (“fork”). Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese vara.

### Noun

vara f (plural varas)
* (measure) vara, a Spanish rod, ell, or yard, a traditional unit of length

#### Descendants

* Ladino: vana, ב׳ארה
* Spanish: vana

### References

* Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “vara”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 518

## Old Swedish
### Alternative forms

* væra, væræ

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse vera, earlier vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną. Cognate with Danish være, Icelandic vera.

### Verb

vara
* To be
** to occupy a place, to be

#### Descendants

* Swedish: vara

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀯𑀭 (Brahmi script)
* वर (Devanagari script)
* ৰর (Bengali script)
* වර (Sinhalese script)
* ဝရ (Burmese script)
* วร or วะระ (Thai script)
* ᩅᩁ (Tai Tham script)
* ວຣ or ວະຣະ or ວະລະ (Lao script)
* វរ (Khmer script)
* 𑅇𑄢 (Chakma script)

### Etymology 1
#### Adjective

vara
* excellent
* noble

##### Derived terms

* adhivara
* anadhivara

#### Noun

vara m or n
* wish, boon, favour

##### Declension

As the masculine or neuter of the adjective above, as appropriate.

#### Verb

vara
* second-person singular imperative active of varati (“to desire”)

### Etymology 2

Extracted from varati, vareti and vāreti.

#### Noun

vara m
* The Pali root var
    Synonym: vu

### References

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vara”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
* ↑ Warder A.K. (2001) Introduction to Pali (overall work in English), Oxford: The Pali Text Society, page 380: “var (I) varati vuta -vari varissati varitvā”
* ↑ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vuṇāti”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈva.ɾɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈva.ɾɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈva.ɾa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈva.ɾɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈva.ɾɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈba.ɾɐ/
* Rhymes: -aɾɐ
* Hyphenation: va‧ra

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vara (“rod”), from Latin vāra (“fork”). Cognate with Catalan, Galician, and Spanish vara.

#### Noun

vara f (plural varas)
* (historical, measure) vara, a Portuguese rod, yard or ell, a former unit of length about equal to 1.1 m
    Coordinate terms: ($^1$⁄$_{40}$ vara) polegada, ($^1$⁄$_5$ vara) palmo, ($^3$⁄$_{10}$ vara) pé, ($^3$⁄$_5$ vara) côvado, (English equivalent, reckoned as $^5$⁄$_6$ vara) jarda, (1+$^1$⁄$_2$ vara) passo, (1+$^4$⁄$_5$ varas) toesa, (2 varas) braça
* (historical, measure) square vara, a former unit of area about equal to 1.2 m²
    Synonym: vara quadrada
    Coordinate terms: ($^1$⁄$_{25}$ vara) palmo, (403+$^1$⁄$_3$ varas) aguilhada, (4,840 varas) geira
* a stick, a twig
* a district court, an original court, a trial court or court of first instance
* (collective) herd of pigs
* (collective) band of coatis
* (vulgar, slang) the penis

##### Derived terms

* varão
* varar
* varear
* varinha

##### See also

* légua
* milha

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

vara
* inflection of varar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “vara”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “vara”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “vara” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “vara”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “vara”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “vara”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Romanian
### Etymology

From vară +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈva.ra/

### Adverb

vara
* in the summer

### Noun

vara f
* definite nominative/accusative singular of vară

## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

vara (Cyrillic spelling вара)
* genitive singular of var

### Verb

vara (Cyrillic spelling вара)
* third-person singular present of varati

## Sicilian
### Etymology

Of Germanic origin, borrowed from Lombardic *bāra (“stretcher, bier”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *bāru, from Proto-Germanic *bērō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry, bear”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Beere (“stretcher, bier”), Dutch baar (“bier”), German Bahre (“bier, stretcher”) and Italian barella.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈva.ɾa/, [ˈva.ɾa]
* Hyphenation: và‧ra

### Noun

vara f (plural vari)
* (dated) bier, stretcher
    Synonyms: catalettu, littica
* (by extension, religious folklore) ferculum

#### Derived terms

* porta-vara
* vara dâ santa
* vara dû santu

#### See also

* bumma
* cunfaluni
* murtaru
* nzareḍḍa
* purtaturi
* santu patrunu
* stinnardu
* vanchettu

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbaɾa/ [ˈba.ɾa]
* Rhymes: -aɾa
* Syllabification: va‧ra

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish vara, from Latin vāra (“fork”). Cognate with Catalan, Galician, and Portuguese vara.

#### Noun

vara f (plural varas)
* rod, pole (a long thin stick)
    Synonyms: palo, bastón, barra
* rod (a thin cane or branch)
    Synonym: rama
* rod (a staff of office)
* (bullfighting) lance
* (historical, measure) vara, a Spanish rod or yard (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 83.7 cm)
    Coordinate terms: ($^1$⁄$_8$ vara) coto, ($^1$⁄$_4$ vara) palmo, ($^1$⁄$_3$ vara) pie, ($^1$⁄$_2$ vara) codo, (English equivalent) yarda, (1+$^2$⁄$_3$ varas) paso, (2 varas) estado, braza, toesa, (4 varas) estadal, (50 varas) cordel, (5,000 varas) legua
* (historical, measure) vara, a square vara (a traditional unit of area equivalent to about 0.7 m²)
    Synonym: vara cuadrada
    Coordinate terms: (100 varas) fanega, (10,000 varas) manzana
* yardstick (a straight-edge tool for measuring length)
* (figurative) yardstick (a standard used to establish a baseline for measurements or comparisons)
    Synonym: estándar
** 2020 October 4, Franco Mizrahi, “La doble vara de la Corte Suprema de Justicia: los casos sensibles que posterga el máximo tribunal”, in El Destape‎:La inusual celeridad con la que la Corte Suprema de Justicia abordó el caso de los jueces Leopoldo Bruglia, Pablo Bertuzi y Germán Castelli expuso la doble vara con la que el Tribunal Supremo toma o deja los expedientes que le llegan.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

##### Derived terms

* carne en vara
* compás de vara
* dar la vara
* doble vara de medir
* entrar en vara
* fiscal de vara
* portero de vara
* suerte de varas
* tercio de varas
* trombón de varas
* vara de Aragón
* vara de detener
* vara de guardia
* vara de Inquisición
* vara de Jesé
* vara de luz
* vara de oro
* vara de premio
* vara mágica
* varar
* varazo
* varear
* varilla
* varita

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

vara
* feminine singular of varo

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

vara
* inflection of varar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “vara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²vɑːra/, (verb, usually) /vɑː/
* Audio:(file)
** Pronunciation of the present tense form är usually varies between /eː/ and /ɛː/ depending on the accent. The pronunciation /ɛːr/, [æːɾ] also occurs, especially when it is stressed, in ceremonial speech, or increasingly also due to spelling pronunciation.
* Rhymes: -²ɑːra, -ɑː

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Swedish vara, væra from Old Norse vera, earlier vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną. Cognate with Danish være, Icelandic vera, Norwegian være.

#### Verb

vara (present är, preterite var, supine varit, imperative var)
* to be
** to occupy a place, to be (somewhere)
    Var har du varit?Where have you been?
    Synonyms: befinna sig, finnas, ligga, sitta, stå
** to occur, to take place
    Det var fest igårThere was a party yesterday
** (uncommon) to exist
*** c. 1847, Carl August Hagberg, translation of Shakespeare's Hamlet (c. 1601), act 3, scene 1
    Att vara eller icke vara, det är frågan: Månn’ ädlare att lida och fördraga Ett bittert ödes styng och pilar eller Att ta till vapen mot ett haf af qvalTo be or not to be– that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
    Att vara eller inte vara, det är fråganTo be or not to be, that is the question
    Synonyms: finnas, finnas till, existera, vara till
** (copulative) Indicates that the subject and object are the same.
    Bruce Wayne är BatmanBruce Wayne is Batman
** (copulative, mathematics) Indicates that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
    ett plus ett är tvåone plus one is two
** (copulative) Indicates that the subject plays the role of or belongs to the group represented by the predicate nominal. This is idiomatically applied more broadly compared to English, as the examples below show. Including an article or making the noun definite – like in English – is not ungrammatical and does not change the meaning of the examples – it is only unidiomatic (and often intuitively redundant to native speakers, for example for giving a count of one (en/ett) to a role, similar to how "became a president" sounds to English speakers).
    Han blev president 2007He became president in 2007 [same in Swedish as in English]
    Jag är islänningI am Icelandic [[an] Icelander]
    Jag är iranierI am Iranian [[an] Iranian]
    Jag är tyskI am German [[a] German]
    Jag är amerikanI am an American [[an] American]
    Jag är brittI am British [[a] Brit]
    Hon är läkareShe is a doctor
    Är hon bagare?Is she a baker?
    Han var soldatHe was a soldier
    Han har varit löjtnantHe has been a lieutenant
    Hon är lagkaptenShe is a/the team captain
    Han är frimurareHe is a Freemason
    Han är filmfantastHe is a movie buff
    Hon har blivit mammaShe has become a mother
    Vem är far till barnen?Who is the father of the children?
    Vem är storasyster och vem är lillasyster?Who is the big sister and who is the little sister?
    att vara människato be a human
    Hon är läkare, soldat och mamma på samma gångShe is a doctor, a soldier, and a mother at the same time
    Hon är en skicklig läkareShe is a skilled doctor ["Skilled doctor" is not considered a "role," so an article (en) appears in this example, like in English]
** (copulative) Connects a noun to an adjective that describes it.
    Såsen är krämigThe sauce is creamy
*** 1917 translation, the Bible, Deuteronomy (Femte Mosebok), 1:26
    Men I villen icke draga ditupp, utan voren gensträviga mot Herrens, eder Guds, befallning.Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God.
** Forms a passive voice that indicates a state or a completed action. The examples below show comparisons against -s, which also forms the passive voice. The examples are kept basic for the sake of illustration and do not always represent the most idiomatic way to say things in either Swedish or English.
    Rummet städasThe room is cleaned (is being cleaned right now (or, alternatively, is cleaned from time to time, as opposed to never being cleaned))
    Rummet är städatThe room is clean ("is cleaned" in the sense of "has been cleaned")
    Rummet städas en gång i veckanThe room is cleaned once a week
    Rummet är städat en gång i veckanThe room is clean once a week (an unusual thing to say in Swedish as well)
    Huset målades förra veckan, så det var målat när jag gick förbi det för en timme senThe house was painted last week, so it was painted (had painted walls) when I walked past it an hour ago
    Vi räddades av en räddningshelikopterWe were rescued by a rescue helicopter (a rescue helicopter came and rescued us)
    Vi var räddadeWe had been rescued ("We were rescued" in the sense of "We had (the property of having) been rescued" as opposed to "Someone came and rescued us" – "We were rescued" is used to express both in English, but Swedish separates them)
    Pojken räddades av hundenThe boy was saved by the dog
    Pojken var räddad av hundenThe boy had the property of having been saved by the dog (had at some earlier time been saved by the dog – odd-sounding in Swedish too)
    Pojken hade räddats av hundenThe boy had been saved by the dog (for comparison – idiomatic-sounding)
    Bilen körsThe car is driven (right now (or from time to time))
    Bilen är kördThe car is driven (has been driven (in some context), has more than zero kilometers on the odometer (if talking generally))
    Synonyms: (when putting stress on the process) bli, (archaic, only still commonly used in the past tense form vart) varda
** (archaic) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs.
    Jag är uppstigen sedan en timme ― I have been out of bed for an hour
** Used to indicate things like age, height, temperature, weather, ...

##### Usage notes

Although the past subjunctive in most verbs is viewed as dated (see: Appendix:Swedish verbs), vore is still very much in use by young speakers, even in informal or colloquial language.

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
    See also:
   * äm (archaic first-person singular present indicative)
   * äst (archaic second-person singular present indicative)
   * ären (archaic second-person plural present indicative)
   * voren (archaic second-person plural past indicative)

##### Alternative forms

* va (strongly colloquial)

##### Related terms

* närvara
* närvaro
* tillvaro
* var så god, varsågod
* vara med
* vara till
* vara till för
* övervara

#### Noun

vara n
* existence, being
    Varats olidliga lätthet ― The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1984 novel by Milan Kundera)

##### Derived terms

* icke-vara

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Swedish vara, from Middle Low German waren, from Old Saxon waron, from Proto-Germanic *warōną. Cognate with Danish vare.

#### Verb

vara (present varar, preterite varade, supine varat, imperative vara)
* to last (go on for)
    Synonyms: hålla på, pågå, (dated) fortfara
    Mötet varade flera timmar.The meeting lasted several hours.
* to last, to keep (not spoil)
    Synonyms: (more common) hålla, stå sig
    Mjölken varar längre i kylskåpet.The milk will last longer in the fridge.

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

##### Derived terms

* bevara
* förvara
* varaktig

### Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Swedish vara, from Old Norse vari, cognate with Danish vare, possibly from an unattested Old Swedish *vari (“care”), related to Icelandic vari (“caution, carefullness”), but influenced by Middle Low German ware namen, related to German wahren, wahrnehmen.

#### Noun

vara c
* care
    ta vara på ― take care of, keep, not throw away, not waste
    ta sig till vara ― be careful, beware

##### Usage notes

* Only used in expressions like the ones in the usage examples above.

##### Derived terms

* ta tillvara

### Etymology 4

Inherited from Old Swedish vara, from Old Norse vara, from Middle Low German ware. Cognate with Danish vare, German Ware, English ware. Could be related to Sanskrit वर (vara, “valuable”).

#### Noun

vara c
* a commodity
    Kärleken har blivit en varaLove has become a commodity
** (in the singular) an item (as a singular of goods), an article
    att lägga en vara i varukorgento put an item in the shopping basket [item basket]
** (in the plural) goods, merchandise, wares
    billiga varorcheap goods
    varor som är på reaitems/goods that are on sale

##### Related terms

* apoteksvara
* basvara
* beställningsvara
* bristvara
* bruksvara
* byggvara
* bytesvara
* charkuterivara
* charkvara
* dagligvara
* dryckesvara
* dussinvara
* ersättningsvara
* exportvara
* fabriksvara
* frysvara
* färdigvara
* färskvara
* förbrukningsvara
* galanterivara
* gottköpsvara
* handelsvara
* hygienvara
* hårdvara
* importvara
* industrivara
* insatsvara
* järnvara
* kapitalvara
* kilovara
* kolonialvara
* konditorivara
* konsumtionsvara
* kvalitetsvara
* kylvara
* köttvara
* lockvara
* manufakturvara
* maskinvara
* matvara
* mejerivara
* metervara
* mjukvara
* märkesvara
* nödvändighetsvara
* programvara
* pälsvara
* reavara
* råvara
* specerivara
* stapelvara
* starkvara
* substitutvara
* surrogatvara
* sällanköpsvara
* säsongsvara
* sötvara
* textilvara
* tobaksvara
* torrvara
* trikåvara
* trävara
* utskottsvara
* vardagsvara
* varubelåning
* varubeställning
* varubeteckning
* varubil
* varubrist
* varubud
* varubuss
* varubörs
* varudeklaration
* varudeklarera
* varudistribution
* varuexport
* varufakta
* varuförsörjning
* varugrupp
* varuhiss
* varuhus
* varuimport
* varuintag
* varukorg
* varukännedom
* varulag
* varulager
* varumängd
* varumärke
* varumässa
* varunamn
* varuparti
* varupris
* varuproduktion
* varuprov
* varuskatt
* varuslag
* varusmuggling
* varusortiment
* varutrafik
* varutransport
* varuutbyte
* varuvagn
* vitvara
* våtvara

### Etymology 5

Attested since 1664. From var (“pus”) +‎ -a.

#### Verb

vara (present varar, preterite varade, supine varat, imperative vara)
* to generate pus
    Såret började vara efter några timmar.The wound began to fill with pus after a few hours.

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

### References

* vara in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* vara in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* vara in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* vara in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

### Anagrams

* avar

## Veps
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *vara, borrowed from Germanic. Cognates include Finnish vara.

### Noun

vara
* stock, store, inventory
* resource
* asset

#### Inflection
### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “запас, ресурс, состояние, средство, фонд”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

## Votic
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *vara.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈvɑrɑ/, [ˈvɑrɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
* Hyphenation: va‧ra

### Noun

vara
* property, possessions
* supplies, stock
* support
* share (of something)

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “vara”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn