The Amalis is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 9.7 kilometres (6.0 mi) and has a basin area of 10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi). It is a right tributary of the river Smilgaitis.
| Amalis | |
|---|---|
 Amalis upper course in Šmotiškėliai | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Location | Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Nearby Šmotiškiai |
| Mouth | Smilgaitis in Grašva |
• coordinates | 55°17′52″N 23°47′26″E / 55.29778°N 23.79056°E |
| Length | 9.7 km (6.0 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Smilgaitis→ Smilga→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Amaliukas |
It starts in agriculture fields near Šmotiškiai village and flows mostly eastwards till meets the Smilgaitis in Grašva village.
The name Amalis is of uncertain etymology. One version is that it could be derived from the Lithuanian word amalas ('mistletoe'), another version that it is of ancient origin and could be related with Albanian: amë ('river course'), Ancient Greek: ἀμάρα ('ditch'), Hittite: amiḭara- ('ditch').[2]
References
edit- LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications) Archived 2017-03-29 at the Wayback Machine. Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Accessed 2011-11-17.
- ^ a b B. Gailiušis, J. Jablonskis, M Kovalenkovienė (2001). Lietuvos upės (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Lietuvos energetikos institutas. p. 507.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.