Nykis

Nykis
Nykis in Miegėnai
Location
Country	Lithuania
Region	Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Balsiai forest near Terespolis
Mouth	Liaudė
• coordinates	55°30′10″N 23°57′48″E / 55.5028°N 23.9634°E / 55.5028; 23.9634Coordinates: 55°30′10″N 23°57′48″E / 55.5028°N 23.9634°E / 55.5028; 23.9634
Length	c. 12 kilometres (7.5 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Liaudė→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea

The Nykis is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It is a right tributary of the Liaudė. It originates in Balsiai forest and goes to the east, meeting the Liaudė in Paberžė village.

There are 3 ponds on the Nykis. The river passes Vikaičiai, Margininkai, Graužiai, Miegėnai, Paberžė villages.

The hydronym Nykis possibly derives from the Lithuanian verb nykti ('to disappear, to decay') although is was collated with Latvian: nica ('a downstream place'), Sanskrit: nīca ('short, low'), Old Slavic ниць ('prostrate') also.^[1]

References[]

• LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Accessed 2011-11-17.