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
Madame Élisabeth of France Louis XV of France
Caroline
surface form: Caroline of Great Britain
George I of Great Britain
Joseph Willard Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt
Alcaeus Heracles
Thyone Agenor
Jor-El Jonathan Kent via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
surface form: Jon Kent
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway Harald V of Norway
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway Harald V of Norway via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Kim Jong Nam Kim Il Sung
Robert Stewart (grandson of Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl) Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl
Romulus Numitor
Chris
surface form: Chris Griffin
Carter Pewterschmidt
Pritha Devaka
Abraham Lincoln II Abraham Lincoln
Jessie Harlan Lincoln Abraham Lincoln
Amanda Thatcher Denis Thatcher
Amélie of Leuchtenberg Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
John Adams II John Adams
Tom Cooper Donald
Her Majesty Queen Frederika of Greece
surface form: Queen Frederika of Greece
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II
Henry, son of Frederick II and Isabella of England Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Henry, son of Frederick II and Isabella of England King John of England via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
surface form: John, King of England
Agnes, daughter of Frederick II and Isabella of England Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Agnes, daughter of Frederick II and Isabella of England King John of England via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
surface form: John, King of England
Chip Caray Harry Caray
Leopold Johann of Austria Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) Frederick William II of Prussia
Dasharatha Maurya Ashoka
Emperor Constans II
surface form: Constans II
Heraclius
Abijah King Solomon via predicate surface "hasGrandfather"
surface form: Solomon
Prince of Akishino
surface form: Prince Hisahito of Akishino
Akihito
surface form: Emperor Emeritus Akihito
Prince of Akishino
surface form: Prince Hisahito of Akishino
Kazuyo Kawashima via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Allu Arjun Allu Ramalingaiah
Aeacus Achilles
Aeacus Ajax the Greater
surface form: Ajax the Great
Arwa bint Kurayz Abd al-Muttalib
surface form: Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim
Albert Victor Christian Edward Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Stephen Belichick Steve Belichick
Sthenelus Zeus
Sthenelus Cepheus
surface form: Cepheus of Aethiopia
Gian-Carlo Coppola Carmine Coppola
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
William IX, Count of Poitiers Louis VI of France
William IX, Count of Poitiers William X, Duke of Aquitaine
Quentin Roosevelt II Theodore Roosevelt
Athelstan King Alfred the Great
surface form: Alfred the Great
Infanta Sofía of Spain Juan Carlos I of Spain via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Infanta Sofía of Spain Jesús José Ortiz Álvarez via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
surface form: Jesús Ortiz Álvarez