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I was asked to translate something for someone and I just want to run it by some of ye here to be sure, as it might be on paper for a business, thus it's important it be correct.

The translation is for the term "mixed martial arts" (which is widely known by its acronym, MMA).

I initially used "ealaín chomhraic mheaschta" but that would be mixed martial art which doesn't make sense, as the sport is a mixture of multiple arts. In this case comhrac is lenited as the prior word is feminine (and it's also in the genitive).

So, for "martial arts" I have I used "ealaíona comhraic" (no lenition because the prior word is not feminine now?), and my attempt was "ealaíona comhraic mheasctha". I'm fairly confident in this suggestion, I'm just not a 100% sure in the lenition of measctha, but I believe due to the caol ending of comhraic that it should be as I have it. Thoughts?

Thanks!

According to 'tearma.ie': ealaíona comhraic measctha

Oh thanks, I hadn't bother to check. So am I incorrect about the lenition of measctha then? I thought the "i" in "Comhraic" caused it.

There is no lenition because ealaíona is plural ending in a vowel.
But a plural form ending in a slender consonant (usually masculine) would induce lenition: e.g. na fir chomhraic = the martial men



No lenition here because measctha isn't ruled by comhraic but ruled by ealaíona.
Compare:
[[ealaíona comhraic] measctha] = [mixed [martial arts]]
[ealaíona [comhraic mheasctha]] = [[mixed fight] arts]] (If that makes any sense)

That makes perfect sense. So I was half right... Better than nothing haha.

Thanks much. No lenition of measctha, there had to be one mistake :P (the example you gave of "na fir chomhraic" is an example of the rule to which I was referring, and misapplying)

Ealaíona Comhraic Measctha

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