firstLetter

P3818
predicate

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

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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
San Bernardinian Bernardinian via predicate surface "spelledWithCapitalLetter" ⓘ
MQ M via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
Brendon B via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
K9K K via predicate surface "firstCharacter" ⓘ
SCZ S via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
NC N via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
Hfd H via predicate surface "firstCharacter" ⓘ
Nfk N ⓘ
Ean E via predicate surface "startsWithLetter" ⓘ
Carole C via predicate surface "startsWithLetter" ⓘ
L6L L via predicate surface "firstCharacter" ⓘ
Юрий (Cyrillic alphabet)
surface form: Юрий
Ю ⓘ
ΦΒΚ Φ via predicate surface "letter1" ⓘ
LWL L indicates Lublin Voivodeship via predicate surface "firstLetterMeaning" ⓘ
Luisita L via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
Sári S via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
CA C ⓘ
FRE Fresno via predicate surface "firstLetterMeaning" ⓘ
#11S # via predicate surface "firstCharacter" ⓘ
Cap C ⓘ
Wren W via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
QI A via predicate surface "firstSeriesLetter" ⓘ
BES B ⓘ
KY K ⓘ
Tony T via predicate surface "startsWithLetter" ⓘ
RKR Subcarpathian Voivodeship via predicate surface "firstLetterIndicates" ⓘ
Jeni J via predicate surface "startsWithLetter" ⓘ
Bryse B via predicate surface "startsWithLetter" ⓘ
Bryc B via predicate surface "startsWithLetter" ⓘ
Carlie C via predicate surface "startsWithLetter" ⓘ
MI M via predicate surface "firstLetterRepresents" ⓘ
Jędrek J via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
MSH M ⓘ
OY O via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
PKL P indicates Greater Poland Voivodeship via predicate surface "firstLetterMeaning" ⓘ
Brent B via predicate surface "startsWithLetter" ⓘ
LZA Lublin Voivodeship via predicate surface "firstLetterMeaning" ⓘ
surface form: L indicates Lublin Voivodeship
سورة المطففين الواو في كلمة وَيْلٌ via predicate surface "تفتتح بحرف" ⓘ
BLM B via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
Gina G via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
Kaitlin K via predicate surface "startsWithLetter" ⓘ
FL F via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
CA C via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
CF C via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
QUEN Q via predicate surface "firstCharacter" ⓘ
BND B ⓘ
سورة الهمزة و via predicate surface "تفتتح بالحرف" ⓘ
Harvey H via predicate surface "startsWithLetter" ⓘ
HK H via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
Ellie E via predicate surface "startsWithLetter" ⓘ