subclassOf

P1244
predicate

Indicates that one class is a more specific type of another class, inheriting its characteristics as a subset of it.

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All labels observed (39)

Label Occurrences
subclassOf canonical 5,875
subfamilyOf 1,043
hasSubclass 834

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: subclassOf
Generated description
Indicates that one class is a more specific type of another class, inheriting its characteristics as a subset of it.

Sample triples (10,632)

Subject Object
English Germanic languages ⓘ
linked to: English
Scottish Gaelic Goidelic branch of Celtic languages via predicate surface "subfamilyOf" ⓘ
Oppenheimer–Phillips process direct nuclear reaction via predicate surface "isSubtypeOf" ⓘ
Earl of Southesk Earl ⓘ
National Historic Landmark historic site designation ⓘ
National Historic Landmark heritage register listing ⓘ
National Historic Landmark protected historic resource ⓘ
Koine Greek Greek language ⓘ
linked to: Modern Greek
Koine Greek Hellenistic Greek ⓘ
Grace (Christian theology)
linked to: Grace
prevenient grace via predicate surface "hasSubtype" ⓘ
Grace (Christian theology)
linked to: Grace
justifying grace via predicate surface "hasSubtype" ⓘ
Grace (Christian theology)
linked to: Grace
sanctifying grace via predicate surface "hasSubtype" ⓘ
Grace (Christian theology)
linked to: Grace
common grace via predicate surface "hasSubtype" ⓘ
Old Irish Insular Celtic language ⓘ
Old Irish Indo-European language ⓘ
Old Irish historical language ⓘ
Old Irish medieval language ⓘ
Old Italic script Italic scripts ⓘ
Schwarzschild black hole stationary black holes via predicate surface "belongsToClass" ⓘ
Schwarzschild black hole asymptotically flat spacetimes via predicate surface "belongsToClass" ⓘ
IEEE 802.1Qbv
linked to: IEEE 802.1Qbv time‑sensitive networking standard
IEEE 802.1Q via predicate surface "extends" ⓘ
linked to: IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard
IEEE 802.1Qcp
linked to: IEEE 802.1Qcp YANG data model standard
IEEE 802.1Q via predicate surface "extends" ⓘ
linked to: IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard
theory of relativity classical mechanics at high velocities via predicate surface "extends" ⓘ
Rosales Rosidae via predicate surface "subclass" ⓘ
Kanji logogram ⓘ
Kanji Chinese character ⓘ
Yuman language family Hokan languages ⓘ
Judeo-Arabic Arabic ⓘ
Judeo-Arabic Semitic language ⓘ
Judeo-Arabic Central Semitic language ⓘ
Inupiaq Inuit languages ⓘ
linked to: Inupiaq
Inupiaq Eskimo–Aleut languages ⓘ
Kawi (Old Javanese) Javanese language ⓘ
linked to: Kawi (Old Javanese)
Kawi (Old Javanese) Austronesian language ⓘ
Kawi (Old Javanese) Malayo-Polynesian language ⓘ
Kawi (Old Javanese) Western Malayo-Polynesian language ⓘ
Italic languages Indo-European languages ⓘ
linked to: Indo-European language family
Norse Germanic languages ⓘ
Norse Indo-European languages ⓘ
linked to: Indo-European language family
IEEE 802.1Qbu
linked to: IEEE 802.1Qbu frame preemption standard
IEEE 802.1Q bridge operation via predicate surface "extends" ⓘ
Ritchey–Chrétien reflector two-mirror anastigmatic telescope design via predicate surface "isSubtypeOf" ⓘ
Cuban Americans Hispanic and Latino Americans ⓘ
Tocharian languages Indo-European languages ⓘ
linked to: Indo-European language family
Russian language Slavic language ⓘ
Russian language Balto-Slavic language ⓘ
Polish language Slavic language ⓘ
Polish language Lechitic language ⓘ
Romance languages Indo-European languages ⓘ
Elite Eight NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball postseason via predicate surface "isSubsetOf" ⓘ
linked to: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
Fellow of the Royal Society
linked to: Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
Foreign Member of the Royal Society via predicate surface "hasSubclass" ⓘ