English Explanatory Dictionary

dunnock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈdʌnək/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dunnock.wav

Word forms

dunnock dunnocks

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.

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