heggenmus

Dutch

Prunella modularis in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Etymology

Compound of heg (“hedge”) +‎ -en- +‎ mus (“sparrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛ.ɣə(n)ˌmʏs/

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• Hyphenation: heg‧gen‧mus

Noun

heggenmus f (plural heggenmussen, diminutive heggenmusje n)

1. dunnock, hedge sparrow (Prunella modularis)
2. any bird of the family Prunellidae

Derived terms

• alpenheggenmus

Further reading

• heggenmus on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl
• heggenmussen on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl