Meanings
noundunnock (plural dunnocks)
plural dunnocks
- A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old English*dunnuc
- Middle Englishdonek
- Englishdunnock
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.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian сивогуша завирушка
- сивогуша завирушка (sivoguša zaviruška)bird
Catalan pardal de bardissa, xalambrí
- pardal de bardissabird
- xalambríbird
Chinese Mandarin 林岩鷚 /林岩鹨
- 林岩鷚 /林岩鹨 (línyánliù)bird
Czech pěvuška modrá
- pěvuška modrábird
Dutch heggenmus
- heggenmusbird
Finnish rautiainen
- rautiainenbird
French accenteur mouchet
- accenteur mouchetbird
German Heckenbraunelle, Braunelle
- Heckenbraunellebird
- Braunellebird
Greek θαμνοψάλτης
- θαμνοψάλτης (thamnopsáltis)bird
Hungarian szürkebegy
- szürkebegybird
Irish donnóg
- donnógbird
Japanese ヨーロッパ茅潜
- ヨーロッパ茅潜 (youroppa kayakuguri)bird
Korean 유럽바위종다리
- 유럽바위종다리 (yureopbawijongdari)bird
Polish pokrzywnica, płochacz pokrzywnica
- pokrzywnicabird
- płochacz pokrzywnicabird
Romanian brumăriță
- brumărițăbird
Russian завиру́шка
- завиру́шка (zavirúška)bird
Scottish Gaelic gealbhonn-gàraidh
- gealbhonn-gàraidhbird
Swedish järnsparv
- järnsparvbird
Turkish dağ bülbülü
- dağ bülbülübird
Welsh llwyd y berth, llwyd y gwrych
- llwyd y berthbird
- llwyd y gwrychbird
Cite this entry
APA
dunnock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunnock
MLA
“dunnock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunnock. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dunnock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunnock.
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