firstLetter

P3818
predicate

Indicates that one entity is the initial character or starting letter of another entity (typically a string or word).

All labels observed (23)

Label Occurrences
hasFirstLetter 89
firstLetter canonical 76
usesLetter 75

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: firstLetter
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the initial character or starting letter of another entity (typically a string or word).

Sample triples (386)

Subject Object
NE N
#BalDiwas # via predicate surface "firstCharacter"
Álvaro A via predicate surface "startsWithLetter"
Hauke H via predicate surface "startsWithLetter"
Jacksonvillian J via predicate surface "spelledWithCapitalLetter"
Micheal M via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter"
NE N via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter"
TWN T via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter"
SC S
Tonje T via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter"
Yale Cantonese j to represent [j] or [jɐ] onset via predicate surface "usesLetter"
Yale Cantonese y to represent [j] in some syllables via predicate surface "usesLetter"
Yale Cantonese gw to represent [kʷ] via predicate surface "usesLetter"
Yale Cantonese kw to represent aspirated [kʷʰ] via predicate surface "usesLetter"
Evan E via predicate surface "startsWithLetter"
PE P via predicate surface "letter1"
KCH K indicates Lesser Poland Voivodeship via predicate surface "firstLetterMeaning"
Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanization a via predicate surface "usesLetter"
Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanization e via predicate surface "usesLetter"
Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanization i via predicate surface "usesLetter"
Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanization o via predicate surface "usesLetter"
Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanization u via predicate surface "usesLetter"
Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanization y via predicate surface "usesLetter"
AX A
KNS K indicates Lesser Poland Voivodeship via predicate surface "firstLetterMeaning"
KGR K indicates Lesser Poland Voivodeship via predicate surface "firstLetterMeaning"
Nguyễn N via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter"
Cnc C via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter"
KOS K indicates Lesser Poland Voivodeship via predicate surface "firstLetterMeaning"
KMY K indicates Lesser Poland Voivodeship via predicate surface "firstLetterMeaning"
GDA G indicates Pomeranian Voivodeship via predicate surface "firstLetterMeaning"
GKS G
GWE G indicates Pomeranian Voivodeship via predicate surface "firstLetterMeaning"
OPO O via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter"
Robby R
ND N
Verena V via predicate surface "startsWithLetter"
Em E
Caren C via predicate surface "startsWithLetter"
JAL Jalisco initial "J" via predicate surface "firstLetterMeaning"
IN I via predicate surface "firstLetterMatches"
Hanyu Pinyin a via predicate surface "usesLetter"
Hanyu Pinyin o via predicate surface "usesLetter"
Hanyu Pinyin e via predicate surface "usesLetter"
Hanyu Pinyin i via predicate surface "usesLetter"
Hanyu Pinyin u via predicate surface "usesLetter"
Hanyu Pinyin ü via predicate surface "usesLetter"
Rubén R via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter"
Grant G via predicate surface "startsWithLetter"
San Bernardinian San via predicate surface "spelledWithCapitalLetter"