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
Prince Emmanuel of Belgium Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Edgar Ætheling Edmund Ironside
John Russell, Viscount Amberley Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Wilhelm II, German Emperor William I, German Emperor
surface form: Wilhelm I, German Emperor
Peter III of Russia Peter the Great
Benjamin Harrison William Henry Harrison
Odysseus Autolycus
Talal of Jordan Sharif of Mecca via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
surface form: Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca
Rajiv Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru
Richard Mather Cotton Mather via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Telemachus Laertes
John F. Kennedy Jr. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
Rahul Gandhi Feroze Gandhi via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Rahul Gandhi Stefano Maino via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Heracles Amphitryon
Peter Benchley Robert Benchley
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant Albert II of Belgium
surface form: King Albert II of Belgium
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
surface form: Count Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz
Maud of Wales Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
surface form: Prince Albert, Prince Consort
Maud of Wales Christian IX of Denmark
Mary
surface form: Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Edward VII
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick Charles I of England via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Queen Victoria George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: George III
Cronus Persephone
Cronus Ares
Cronus Hephaestus
Cronus Apollo
Cronus Artemis
Cronus Athena
Cronus Hermes
Cronus Dionysus
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia Alexander III of Russia
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Semele Agenor
Alexander Pushkin Abram Petrovich Gannibal
Alcmene Perseus
Louis I of Spain Louis XIV of France
Louis I of Spain Louis, Grand Dauphin via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
surface form: Louis, Grand Dauphin of France
Louis I of Spain Victor Amadeus II of Savoy via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
surface form: Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia
Maria Nikolaevna of Russia Alexander III of Russia
Louis, Grand Dauphin King Louis XIII
surface form: Louis XIII of France
Louis, Grand Dauphin Philip IV of Spain via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Romulus and Remus Numitor
Alexander Calder Alexander Milne Calder
Robert II of Scotland Robert the Bruce
Louis de Bourbon, Count of Vermandois King Louis XIII
surface form: Louis XIII of France
Louis de Bourbon, Count of Vermandois Laurent de La Baume Le Blanc via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia Alexander III of Russia
Perseus Acrisius
Philippe, Duke of Anjou Louis XIV of France