grandfather

P979
predicate

Indicates that one entity is the male parent of another entity’s parent.

All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
grandfather canonical 2,388
maternalGrandfather 295
grandfatherOf 274

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: grandfather
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the male parent of another entity’s parent.

Sample triples (3,419)

Subject Object
Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein Leopold III of Belgium
surface form: King Leopold III of Belgium
Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany Henry II of England
Princess Aisha bint Faisal King Hussein of Jordan
Prince Arthur of Connaught Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
surface form: Prince Albert, Prince Consort
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Henry Cabot Lodge
Princess Alice of Battenberg Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
Rhea Silvia Romulus’s descendants via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Rhea Silvia Numitor
Numitor Romulus
Numitor Remus
Anne Blunt Lord Byron
Glaucus (son of Minos) Zeus
Ashoka Chandragupta Maurya
麻生太郎 吉田 茂 via predicate surface "祖父"
surface form: 吉田茂
Pleistrus Tyndareus
Pleistrus Tyndareus via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Pleistrus Atreus via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Prince Louis of Wales Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: King Charles III
Prince Louis of Wales Michael Middleton
Louis I
surface form: Louis I of Spain
Louis, Grand Dauphin
Louis I
surface form: Louis I of Spain
Victor Amadeus II of Savoy
surface form: Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia
Kay Khosrow Kay Kavus
Kay Khosrow Afrasiab
David of Scotland, Prince of Scotland Alexander II of Scotland
David of Scotland, Prince of Scotland Edward I of England via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Tola dodo (extinct)
surface form: Dodo
Philip, son of Frederick II and Isabella of England Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Philip, son of Frederick II and Isabella of England King John of England via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
surface form: John, King of England
Marius Pontmercy Monsieur Gillenormand
Henry Lee II Robert E. Lee via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
悠仁親王 今上天皇徳仁の弟・秋篠宮文仁親王の父である上皇明仁 via predicate surface "祖父"
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall Edward I of England via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall Philip IV of France via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway Harald V of Norway
surface form: King Harald V of Norway
al-ʿĀḍid li-Dīn Allāh al-Ḥāfiẓ li-Dīn Allāh
Catreus Zeus
Louis, Dauphin of France (son of Louis XV) Louis, Duke of Burgundy (1682–1712)
surface form: Louis, Duke of Burgundy (grandson of Louis XIV)
Louis, Dauphin of France (son of Louis XV) Stanisław Leszczyński
Louis XVII of France Louis, Dauphin of France (son of Louis XV)
Louis XVII of France Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Alessandra Mussolini Benito Mussolini
Victoria, Princess Royal Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Victoria, Princess Royal Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
surface form: Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Elisabetta Mussolini Benito Mussolini
Hermione Tyndareus
Hermione Atreus
Leila Pahlavi Reza Shah Pahlavi
Ancus Marcius Numa Pompilius
Abhimanyu Pandu via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Abhimanyu Krishna via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
surface form: Vasudeva