dunnock

English

Etymology

From Middle English donek, dunok, from Old English *dunnuc, equivalent to dun (“brownish grey”) +‎ -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Old High German doniklīn (“hedge-sparrow; dunnock”). Compare ruddock.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dunnock (plural dunnocks)

1. A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.

Translations

bird

Asturian: cenicienta (ast), negrita (ast) Bulgarian: сивогуша завирушка (sivoguša zaviruška) Catalan: pardal de bardissa m, xalambrí m (Balearic) Chinese: Mandarin: 林岩鷚 / 林岩鹨 (línyánliù) Czech: pěvuška modrá Dutch: heggenmus (nl) Faroese: jarntítlingur m Finnish: rautiainen (fi) French: accenteur mouchet (fr) m Galician: azulenta (gl) f German: Heckenbraunelle (de) f, Braunelle (de) f Greek: θαμνοψάλτης (el) m (thamnopsáltis) Hungarian: szürkebegy (hu) Irish: donnóg f Korean: 유럽바위종다리 (yureopbawijongdari) Luxembourgish: Heckestéisser m Manx: buntee gorrym m Norman: vèrdreu m Old English: hæġsugga m Polish: pokrzywnica f, płochacz pokrzywnica Romanian: brumăriță (ro) f Russian: завиру́шка (ru) f (zavirúška) Scottish Gaelic: gealbhonn-gàraidh m Swedish: järnsparv (sv) c Turkish: dağ bülbülü Welsh: llwyd y berth m, llwyd y gwrych m

References

• dunnock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Prunella modularis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Prunella modularis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons