Water, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for water is nén.

The Sindarin word for water is nen.

Twelve, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for twelve are yunquë and rasta.

The Sindarin word for twelve is ýneg.

These are the Elven, base 12 counting system, words. Not base 10 numbers like we use.

Eleven, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for eleven is minquë.

The Sindarin word for eleven is minib.

Tolkien's Elvish languages use a duodecimal (base-12) numeral system.

Ten, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for ten is cainen, but apparently Tolkien later
replaced it with quain or quëan.

The Sindarin word for ten is caer or pae.

Nine, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for nine is nertë.

The Sindarin word for nine is neder.

Eight, in J. R. R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for eight is tolto.

The Sindarin word for eight is toloth.

Eight, in my words

otha : eight

The Illunse word for eight is otha. Otha is an uncommon masculine first name and a rare last name. Otha translates to climb in Bengali (tranliterated). Otha translates to lip in Hindi (tranliterated). Otha is the name of cities in Pakistan and Turkey.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for eight, which is octo, and the Old English word for eight, which is eahta.

Seven, in J. R. R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for seven is otso.

The Sindarin word for seven is odog.

These words are interestingly similar to the Spanish word for eight (not seven), which is ocho.

Six, in J. R. R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for six is enquë.

The Sindarin word for six is eneg.

Five, in J. R. R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for five is lempë.

The Sindarin word for five is leben.

Four, in J. R. R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for four is canta.

The Sindarin word for four is canad.

Three, in J. R. R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for three is neldë.

The Sindarin word for three is nêl or neled.

Two, in J. R. R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for two is atta.

The Sindarin word for one is tâd.

One, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for one is minë.

The Sindarin word for one is min.

Beginning counting numbers in Elvish.

One, in my words

aun : one

The Illunse word for one is aun. In Spanish aun translates to even, as in the phrases even so and even more. Aun is a last name. Aun is an unusual masculine first name. Aun is a mythological king of Sweden.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for one án and the Latin word for one unus.

Gate, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for gate is ando. The word for great gate is andon (plural andondi).

The Sindarin word for gate (or great door) is annon. The plural, gates, is ennyn.

Gate, in my words

perat : gate

The Illunse word for gate is perat. Perat is a last name. Perat is the name of a town in Albania. There is Chateau Mont-Perat Bordeaux wine. Perat translates to rancid in Indonesian.

To come up with this word for gate, I mixed of the Old English word geat and the Latin word porta.

Eye, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for eye is hén or hen.

The Sindarin word for eye is hen.

Amon Hen (Sindarin for 'Hill of the Eye') is the name of a hill in Tolkien's Middle-earth.

Ice, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for ice is helcë.

The Sindarin word for ice is heleg.

Ice was a surprisingly straightforward word to translate. I'm used to finding multiple words in Quenya and Sindarin, with different shades of meaning, for English words. Maybe I should look at more words to talk about the weather.

Copper, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for the metal copper is tambë
The Sindarin word for the metal copper is rust