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
Titus Flavius Sabinus (father of Vespasian) Domitian via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Cambyses I Cambyses II via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Herod Agrippa I Herod the Great
Batu Khan Genghis Khan
Don Carlos, Prince of Asturias Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Hülegü Khan Genghis Khan
Dylan Michael Douglas Kirk Douglas
Dylan Michael Douglas Dai Jones
Mariah Kennedy-Cuomo Robert F. Kennedy via predicate surface "hasGrandfather"
Earldom of Huntingdon
surface form: David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon
David I of Scotland
Umar Sheikh Mirza II Sultan Muhammad bin Miran Shah
Umar Sheikh Mirza II Muhammad Miranshah
surface form: Miran Shah
Spartan king Pleistoanax
surface form: Pleistoanax
Archidamus III
surface form: Cleombrotus I
Henrietta of York Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
Henrietta of York Charles I of England via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Henrietta of York Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Ray West
surface form: North West
Ray West via predicate surface "hasGrandfather" self-linksurface differs
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily Charles III of Spain
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Malcolm IV of Scotland David I of Scotland
Marie Louise d’Orléans Charles I of England via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather" GENERATED
Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma Pope Paul III
Vladimir the Great Igor of Kiev
Mary Stuart, Princess Royal Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Mary Stuart, Princess Royal Frederick II of Denmark via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Khurram Akbar
Orda Khan Genghis Khan
Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma
Khusrav Mirza Jahangir
surface form: Akbar
Princess Mako Akihito via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
surface form: Emperor Emeritus Akihito
Nina Gabrilowitsch Mark Twain
Nina Gabrilowitsch Mark Twain
surface form: Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias Henry IV of France
Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias Philip III of Spain
Princess Sophie of the Netherlands William I of the Netherlands
Princess Sophie of the Netherlands Paul I of Russia
Xuande Emperor Yongle Emperor
Vladimir II Monomakh Yaroslav the Wise
Vladimir II Monomakh Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
surface form: Constantine IX Monomachos
Gandhi family
surface form: Rajmohan Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
surface form: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Gandhi family
surface form: Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
surface form: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Gandhi family
surface form: Arun Manilal Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
surface form: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Abel Teller John Teller
Zaman Shah Durrani Ahmad Shah Durrani
Thomas Teller John Teller
Bridget Fonda Henry Fonda
Shuja Shah Durrani Ahmad Shah Durrani
Alexander IV of Macedon Philip II of Macedon
Alexander IV of Macedon Philip II of Macedon via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Sebastian of Portugal King John III of Portugal
surface form: John III of Portugal