epästandardiin
Epästandardiin is a Finnish illative form of the adjective or noun epästandardi, meaning “to the nonstandard” or “into nonstandard forms.” The root combines the prefix epä- (“not”) with standarti (“standard”). In Finnish, the illative case is used to express direction toward something, so epästandardiin roughly means “into the nonstandard.” The term appears in discussions about language, design, and policy when standard norms are contrasted with deviations or alternatives that do not conform to the established standard.
In linguistics, epästandardi can describe varieties, forms, or usages considered nonstandard relative to standard Finnish. The
The word is not a formal linguistic label with a fixed set of rules; rather, epästandardiin is