Erakorraline

Erakorraline is an Estonian adjective describing something that is unscheduled, emergency, or extraordinary. It is used for events, actions, or measures that depart from the regular plan due to urgent or unforeseen circumstances. In everyday language, it appears in phrases such as erakorraline koosolek (an emergency meeting), erakorraline hooldus or repair (unscheduled maintenance), erakorraline rahastus (emergency funding), and erakorraline otsus (an extraordinary decision). In public administration and policy, the term signals temporary or exception-based responses rather than routine operations, for example erakorraline olukord (emergency situation) or erakorraline meede (an extraordinary measure).

Etymology and usage notes: the word is formed with the prefix er-, conveying deviation from the ordinary, combined with korraline, meaning regular or orderly. The term is common in law, government, media, and organizational communications to indicate something outside normal procedures. Related terms include erakorralisus (emergency status) and phrases used to describe urgent actions or temporary arrangements.

Translations and equivalents: in English, erakorraline is typically rendered as emergency, extraordinary, or unscheduled, depending on context. The nuance depends on whether the emphasis is on urgency, deviation from routine, or the temporary nature of the measure.

See also: emergency management, ad hoc phrasing, emergency funding.