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
Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Bellini self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vincenzo Tobia Bellini
Pete Campbell “Daddy” Campbell
Carey Van Dyke Dick Van Dyke
Walker family
surface form: George Herbert Walker
George H. W. Bush via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Empress Genshō Emperor Tenmu
Ma'bad ibn Abbas Abd al-Muttalib
Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy Sebastian Hensel via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Prince Cedza Dlamini Nelson Mandela
Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan Prince Aly Khan
Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan The Aga Khan via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
surface form: Aga Khan III
Adnis Reeves
surface form: Rumi Carter
Adnis Reeves self-linksurface differs
Earl of Dorincourt Cedric Errol via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Princess Margaret of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Margaret of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Yair Netanyahu Benzion Netanyahu
Yair Netanyahu Shmuel Ben-Artzi
Randhir Kapoor Prithviraj Kapoor
Edwina Ashley Ernest Cassel
Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma Prince Louis of Battenberg
Anduin Wrynn King Llane Wrynn
surface form: Llane Wrynn
Trey Griffey Ken Griffey Sr. via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Lady Pamela Hicks Prince Louis of Battenberg
Michael McGillicutty Larry Hennig
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor Romanos II via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
A.J. Soprano Corrado "Junior" Soprano
A.J. Soprano Hugh DeAngelis
Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford
Nurhaci Giocangga
Yolanda of Savoy King Umberto I of Italy
surface form: Umberto I of Italy
Louis François of France Philip IV of Spain via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Louis François of France King Louis XIII via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
surface form: Louis XIII of France
Beatrice of Portugal John I of Portugal
surface form: King João I of Portugal
Princess Beatrice of York Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Isaiah Bradley Elijah Bradley via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Prince Pedro de Alcântara of Orléans-Braganza Pedro II of Brazil
Jack Layton Gilbert Layton via predicate surface "hasGrandfather"
Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza Louis, Duke of Nemours
Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza Pedro II of Brazil
surface form: Emperor Pedro II of Brazil
Alexia
surface form: Princess Alexia of the Netherlands
Prince Claus of the Netherlands
Alexia
surface form: Princess Alexia of the Netherlands
Jorge Zorreguieta via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox Henry VII of England
Assaracus Anchises
Robert M. Morgenthau Henry Morgenthau Sr.
Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
surface form: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland Paul O'Neill via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Licinius II Constantius Chlorus
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone
Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza Prince Gaston of Orléans, Count of Eu via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"