how to pronounce мотив

/mɐˈtʲif/

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мотив is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of мотив in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… мы песни с ним пелена буйный мотив вели …”

meanings of мотив

noun:

Motive, cause, reason (that which incites to action).
Motive, motif.
Tune.

мотив frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word мотив occurs in russian on average 15.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.