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
The Viscount Buxton
surface form: Sydney Buxton, 1st Viscount Buxton
Thomas Fowell Buxton
surface form: Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet
Franklin Delano Roosevelt III President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Clara Everina Shelley William Godwin
Cao Cao Cao Teng
Julia Soaemias Julius Bassianus (probable) via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
surface form: Julius Bassianus
Ella-Grace Trudeau Pierre Trudeau
surface form: Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) Pope Paul III
Gunthamund Genseric
surface form: Geiseric
Ptolemy of Mauretania Mark Antony
Paul Atreides Paulus Atreides
Paul Atreides Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany George II of Great Britain via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Princess Carolina de Bourbon de Parme Prince Bernhard of Lippe
surface form: Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biisterfeld
Ra's al Ghul Damian Wayne via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Princess Patricia of Connaught Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Michael Jackson II Joseph Jackson
Louis the German Charlemagne
Bernard of Italy Charlemagne
Constance of York Edward III of England
Ptolemy Philadelphus Ptolemy XII Auletes
Ptolemy Philadelphus Marcus Antonius Creticus
Naram-Sin of Akkad Sargon of Akkad
Christian II of Denmark Christian I of Denmark
Abdur Rahman Khan Dost Mohammad Khan
Henry Morgenthau III Henry Morgenthau Sr.
William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh George II of Great Britain
Hilderic Theoderic the Great via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
surface form: Theodoric the Great
Aelia Eudocia Theodosius II
Aelia Eudocia Theodosius II via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Aelia Eudocia Constantius III via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Eudocia (daughter of Valentinian III) Theodosius II
Eudocia (daughter of Valentinian III) Constantius III
Tuomioja
surface form: Erkki Tuomioja
Sakari Tuomioja
Valentina Fox Tyrone Power Sr.
surface form: Tyrone Power
Alfonso IX of León Alfonso VII of León
surface form: Alfonso VII of León and Castile
Lorenzo de’ Medici, Duke of Urbino Lorenzo de’ Medici, Duke of Urbino self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lorenzo de’ Medici
Lorenzo de’ Medici, Duke of Urbino Clarice Orsini
Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Placidia (daughter of Valentinian III) Constantius III
Placidia (daughter of Valentinian III) Theodosius II
Rahel Pappachi via predicate surface "hasGrandfather"
Estha Pappachi via predicate surface "hasGrandfather"
Siegfried Wagner Franz Liszt
Alexander Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alexander Eisenhower Richard Nixon
Julie’s grandfather Frank Nixon
surface form: Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Frank Nixon
Shinzo
surface form: Shinzo Abe
Nobusuke Kishi via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Maria Clotilde of Savoy Charles Albert of Savoy
surface form: Charles Albert of Sardinia
Mycerinus Khufu