firstLetter

P3818
predicate

Indicates that one entity is the initial character or starting letter of another entity (typically a string or word).

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All labels observed (24)

Label Occurrences
hasFirstLetter 89
firstLetter canonical 76
usesLetter 75

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: firstLetter
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the initial character or starting letter of another entity (typically a string or word).

Sample triples (387)

Subject Object
SF S ⓘ
BE B ⓘ
Alpha and Omega Alpha via predicate surface "usesLetter" ⓘ
Alpha and Omega Omega via predicate surface "usesLetter" ⓘ
Alpha and Omega first letter of the Greek alphabet via predicate surface "alphaIs" ⓘ
WAS Washington via predicate surface "firstLetterMeaning" ⓘ
Chi-Rho monogram Greek letter Chi via predicate surface "usesLetter" ⓘ
Chi-Rho monogram Greek letter Rho via predicate surface "usesLetter" ⓘ
Chi-Rho monogram Greek word "Χριστός" via predicate surface "firstLetterOf" ⓘ
ASM A via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
Faroese language ð via predicate surface "usesLetter" ⓘ
Faroese language ø via predicate surface "usesLetter" ⓘ
Faroese language æ via predicate surface "usesLetter" ⓘ
G train G via predicate surface "usesLetter" ⓘ
HI H ⓘ
Oskar O via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
AZ A ⓘ
INRI Iesus via predicate surface "firstLetterOf" ⓘ
linked to: Jesus Christ
INRI Nazarenus via predicate surface "firstLetterOf" ⓘ
INRI Rex via predicate surface "firstLetterOf" ⓘ
INRI Iudaeorum via predicate surface "firstLetterOf" ⓘ
Basia
linked to: Basia (Polish)
B via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
GÖ G ⓘ
#Diada # via predicate surface "firstCharacter" ⓘ
MLT M via predicate surface "letter1" ⓘ
HH H ⓘ
Olivia O via predicate surface "startsWithLetter" ⓘ
VT V via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
CU C via predicate surface "letter1" ⓘ
Al A via predicate surface "starts with letter" ⓘ
Chaz C via predicate surface "startsWithLetter" ⓘ
LAZ
linked to: LAZ (informal regional code in some contexts)
L ⓘ
Cleave C via predicate surface "startsWithLetter" ⓘ
Chas C ⓘ
RI Rhode via predicate surface "firstLetterRepresents" ⓘ
Yod Tetragrammaton via predicate surface "firstLetterOf" ⓘ
linked to: YHWH
Yod name Yisrael via predicate surface "firstLetterOf" ⓘ
Yod name Yerushalayim via predicate surface "firstLetterOf" ⓘ
Yod name YHWH via predicate surface "firstLetterOf" ⓘ
IA I ⓘ
JO J ⓘ
CO C via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
NT N via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
NH N via predicate surface "hasFirstLetter" ⓘ
NU N ⓘ
WUG W ⓘ
GD G ⓘ
Mc M via predicate surface "firstCharacter" ⓘ
STGE Saint (St.) via predicate surface "firstLetterMeaning" ⓘ
DGL D indicates Lower Silesian Voivodeship via predicate surface "firstLetterMeaning" ⓘ