Qenya
nel-
prefix. tri-, tri-; [ᴱQ.] thrice
nelde
cardinal. three
There are more words but they are from Tolkien's earlier conceptional periods. Tolkien likely changed these words as he evolved the aesthetics and completeness of the languages. You may even find languages that Tolkien later rejected. Do not mix words from different time periods unless you are familiar with the phonetic developments.
nel-
prefix. tri-, tri-; [ᴱQ.] thrice
nelde
cardinal. three
Below: Tolkien's Late Period (1950–1973). These are from Tolkien's late conceptual period — his most settled forms of the languages. Prefer these over the earlier ones above when composing new text.
A prefix for “tri-” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√NEL “three” (Ety/NEL).
Conceptual Development: In the Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s, ᴱQ. nel meant “thrice” (PE14/51, 84).