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
Jacob Portman Abraham Portman via predicate surface "hasGrandfather"
Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia King Alexander I of Greece
surface form: King Alexander of Greece
Bess Laurence Mr. March
Tokugawa Iemitsu Tokugawa Ieyasu
Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia Alexander II of Russia
Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia Christian IX of Denmark
Elizabeth of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark Christian IX of Denmark via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaevich of Russia via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Alexander, Prince of Scotland Alexander II of Scotland
Alexander, Prince of Scotland Henry III of England
Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Armstrong-Jones George VI
surface form: King George VI
Laurie Mr. Laurence via predicate surface "hasGrandfather"
Prince Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza
Prince Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza Franz, Duke of Bavaria
surface form: Prince Franz of Bavaria
Mary Adelaide George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: George III
Marina of Greece and Denmark King George I of Greece
surface form: George I of Greece
Tommen Baratheon in Game of Thrones
surface form: Tommen Baratheon
Tywin Lannister
Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
surface form: Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Pausanias of Sparta Anaxandridas II of Sparta
Charles Foster Kane Jr. Walter Parks Thatcher
Lady Anne FitzRoy Charles II of England
Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Duke Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg
Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor Henry II of England
Sigismund Casimir Vasa Sigismund III Vasa via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Sigismund Casimir Vasa Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Christoph Bach Johann Sebastian Bach via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Paul Michael Einstein Albert Einstein via predicate surface "hasGrandfather"
Evelyn Einstein Albert Einstein
Miguel Tyson Jimmy Kirkpatrick via predicate surface "hasGrandfather"
Lady Mary Butler Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles
surface form: Thomas Butler, 1st Earl of Ossory
Lady Mary Butler Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort
Telamon Eurysaces via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Justin Thomas Paul Thomas
Sky Blu Berry Gordy
Christopher Miller Walt Disney
Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark King George I of Greece
Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
John
surface form: John McCain
John S. McCain Sr.
Countess of Holland
surface form: Philippa of Hainault
Charles of Valois
Viscount Linley
surface form: David Armstrong-Jones
George VI
surface form: King George VI
John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond Henry III of England
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Klaus Martin Einstein Albert Einstein
Elizabeth of Lancaster Edward III of England