Faroese

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Etymology

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Compound of bora (to drill) +‎ pallur (platform).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpoːɹɪˌpʰatlʊɹ]

Noun

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boripallur m (genitive singular boripals, plural boripallar)

  1. (engineering) drilling platform, oil platform

Declension

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m10 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative boripallur boripallurin boripallar boripallarnir
Accusative boripall boripallin boripallar boripallarnar
Dative boripalli boripallinum boripøllum/
boripallum
boripøllunum/
boripallunum
Genitive boripals boripalsins boripalla boripallanna