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dunnock

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdʌnək/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small brownish European songbird

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hedge sparrow, sparrow, Prunella modularis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: accentor

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: cenicienta — bird
  • Asturian: negrita — bird
  • Bulgarian: сивогуша завирушка (sivoguša zaviruška) — bird
  • Catalan: pardal de bardissa — bird
  • Catalan: xalambrí — bird
  • Chinese Mandarin: 林岩鷚 /林岩鹨 (línyánliù) — bird
  • Czech: pěvuška modrá — bird
  • Dutch: heggenmus — bird
  • Faroese: jarntítlingur — bird
  • Finnish: rautiainen — bird
  • French: accenteur mouchet — bird
  • Galician: azulenta — bird
  • German: Heckenbraunelle — bird
  • German: Braunelle — bird
  • Greek: θαμνοψάλτης (thamnopsáltis) — bird
  • Hungarian: szürkebegy — bird
  • Irish: donnóg — bird
  • Japanese: ヨーロッパ茅潜 (youroppa kayakuguri) — bird
  • Korean: 유럽바위종다리 (yureopbawijongdari) — bird
  • Luxembourgish: Heckestéisser — bird
  • Manx: buntee gorrym — bird
  • Norman: vèrdreu — bird
  • Old English: hæġsugga — bird
  • Polish: pokrzywnica — bird
  • Polish: płochacz pokrzywnica — bird
  • Romanian: brumăriță — bird
  • Russian: завиру́шка (zavirúška) — bird
  • Scottish Gaelic: gealbhonn-gàraidh — bird
  • Swedish: järnsparv — bird
  • Turkish: dağ bülbülü — bird
  • Welsh: llwyd y berth — bird
  • Welsh: llwyd y gwrych — bird